ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29752202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University City, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.2 min → 21.5 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 18.7%▲ 6.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit6.1% → 4.3%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 63.5%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit4.3% ±1.7 pp
Walk4.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 18,996 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,685± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+18,996± 993 MOE
Workers with travel time15,448± 967 MOE
Estimated home workers3,548± 478 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.