ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29798202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wildwood, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute29.8 min → 27.3 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.7% → 24.7%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 68.8%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home24.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 17,759 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,133± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+17,759± 667 MOE
Workers with travel time13,377± 675 MOE
Estimated home workers4,382± 527 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.