ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barber County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip15.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone85.6%±4.8 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 commute16.9 min → 15.1 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.4%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 85.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.6% ±4.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 2,202 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,069± 174 MOE
Workers age 16+2,202± 126 MOE
Workers with travel time2,128± 137 MOE
Estimated home workers74± 38 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.