ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ellis County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip12.9 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute13.0 min → 12.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 6.2%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.3%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk7.7% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 16,214 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.

0thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,920± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,214± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time15,211± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers1,003± 251 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.