ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bourbon County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute20.8 min → 19.6 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 11.1%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 69.1%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±4.3 pp
Carpool14.5% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle2.2% ±1.8 pp
Work from home11.1% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 6,444 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,394± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,444± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time5,727± 384 MOE
Estimated home workers717± 211 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.