ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dickinson County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 → 22.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 5.7%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 82.1%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 8,692 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,445± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,692± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time8,194± 365 MOE
Estimated home workers498± 143 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.