ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Decatur County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute17.7 min → 17.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 15.3%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 3.6%▲ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 70.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool6.7% ±3.4 pp
Public transit3.6% ±4.7 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home15.3% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 1,270 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,726± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,270± 112 MOE
Workers with travel time1,076± 104 MOE
Estimated home workers194± 80 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.