Transportation in Missouri

Vehicles, public transit, airports, traffic and commuting.

Households without a vehicle
6.7%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers commuting by public transit
1.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Passengers boarded at St. Louis Lambert and Kansas City international airports
12,935,669
2023 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA
Traffic fatalities
955
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Mean travel time to work
24
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Bridges in poor condition
8.8%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory

Vehicles

Cars on the road.

Households without a vehicle
6.7%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
EV share of new sales
2.5%
Vehicles per household
2.0

Households without a vehicle

2006–2024
6.7%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B08201 (2020 not released).

Public Transit

Buses, rail and ridership.

Workers commuting by public transit
1.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Transit share of commuting
1.0%
Main systems
Metro Transit (St. Louis), RideKC

Workers commuting by public transit

2006–2024
1%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorMissouriU.S.
Transit commuters (%)13.1
  • •The KC Streetcar in Kansas City is one of the few fare-free urban rail lines in the United States.

Airports

Air travel and cargo.

Passengers boarded at St. Louis Lambert and Kansas City international airports
12,935,669
2023 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA
Passengers boarded at STL
7,297,030
2023 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA enplanements.
Commercial airports
7

Passengers boarded at St. Louis Lambert and Kansas City international airports

2003–2023
12,935,669▼ 12%

Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA, enplanements at STL, MCI.

Passengers boarded at STL

2003–2023
7,297,030▼ 26%

Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA enplanements.

Traffic

Congestion and road safety.

Traffic fatalities
955
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles
1.2
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Busiest corridors
I-70 / I-64 / I-435

Traffic fatalities

1994–2024
955▼ 12%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles

1994–2024
1.17▼ 38%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

IndicatorMissouriU.S.
Annual delay per driver (hours)3051

Commuting Patterns

How people get to work.

Mean travel time to work
24
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who drive alone
74.8%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who work from home
11.8%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Average commute
23.8 min
Drive alone
82%

Mean travel time to work

2006–2024
24▲ 5%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, aggregate travel time ÷ workers not working at home, B08013/B08012 (2020 not released).

Workers who drive alone

2006–2024
74.8%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

Workers who work from home

2006–2024
11.8%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorMissouriU.S.
Avg. commute (minutes)23.826.8

Infrastructure

Roads, bridges and rail.

Bridges in poor condition
8.8%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Bridges in good condition
37.2%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Total highway bridges
24,647
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Vehicle miles traveled
81,624
2024 · FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS

Bridges in poor condition

2000–2025
8.8%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Bridges in good condition

2000–2025
37.2%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Total highway bridges

2000–2025
24,647▲ 5%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Vehicle miles traveled

1994–2024
81,624▲ 42%

FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS (fatalities ÷ fatality rate per 100M VMT).

IndicatorMissouriU.S.
Bridges in poor condition (%)86.8