ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barton County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip15.2 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute14.0 min → 15.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 8.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 81.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,796 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,097± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,796± 447 MOE
Workers with travel time10,774± 418 MOE
Estimated home workers1,022± 205 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.