Bates City, Missouri is a small town located in western central Missouri just off of Highway 50. Despite its small size, Bates City offers a variety of transportation options for those who reside within the city limits. For local trips, taxi services and ride-share apps such as Lyft and Uber are available. For long distance trips, the nearest airport is just over an hour away in Columbia, Missouri. Additionally, Amtrak operates one train line between Kansas City and St. Louis which runs through Bates City twice daily. For those without access to a personal vehicle there are several public transportation options including buses that run throughout the city connecting residents to nearby towns and cities. The Greyhound bus station also operates from nearby Marshall providing service to much of the Midwest region. Lastly, hiking trails are located along the outskirts of town offering an opportunity for more active forms of travel around town and surrounding countryside.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Bates City takes 25.5 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Bates City get to work:
- 91.0% drive their own car alone
- 2.0% carpool with others
- 1.0% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit