ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coffey County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.6%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute21.8 min → 21.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 4.6%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 82.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.6% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 3,645 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,308± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,645± 188 MOE
Workers with travel time3,478± 201 MOE
Estimated home workers167± 59 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.