Independence, MO Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Independence, MO | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 51,593, 100% | 2,747,017 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 44,342, 85.95%, see rank | 81.59% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,800, 9.30%, see rank | 9.42% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 355, 0.69%, see rank | 1.48% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 334, 0.65%, see rank | 1.97% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 476, 0.92%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 1,286, 2.49%, see rank | 4.26% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Independence, MO | 23.1 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.8 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Independence, MO | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 51,496, 100% | 2,747,695 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 44,030, 85.50%, see rank | 81.05% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,937, 9.59%, see rank | 10.03% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 329, 0.64%, see rank | 1.46% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 372, 0.72%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 594, 1.15%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 1,234, 2.40%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Independence, MO | 22.8 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.9 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Independence, MO | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 52,458, 100% | 2,752,405 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 44,372, 84.59%, see rank | 80.71% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,953, 9.44%, see rank | 10.31% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 449, 0.86%, see rank | 1.49% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 495, 0.94%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 688, 1.31%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 1,501, 2.86%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Independence, MO | 23.1 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.9 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Independence, MO | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 54,560, 100% | 2,756,390 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 45,444, 83.29%, see rank | 80.59% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 5,698, 10.44%, see rank | 10.55% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 571, 1.05%, see rank | 1.46% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 415, 0.76%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 924, 1.69%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 1,508, 2.76%, see rank | 4.12% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Independence, MO | 23.4 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.8 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Independence, MO | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 54,514, 100% | 2,629,296 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 45,282, 83.06%, see rank | 80.48% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 6,700, 12.29%, see rank | 11.64% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 460, 0.84%, see rank | 1.49% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 495, 0.91%, see rank | 2.12% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 443, 0.81%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 1,134, 2.08%, see rank | 3.45% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Independence, MO | 23.7 minutes |
| Missouri | 23.1 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
