ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute20.3 min → 20.8 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 15.6%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 68.6%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit2.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 65,610 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate120,302± — MOE
Workers age 16+65,610± 1,296 MOE
Workers with travel time55,374± 1,444 MOE
Estimated home workers10,236± 890 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.