ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Finney County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip14.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute13.7 min → 14.7 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.9%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool14.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 18,426 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,084± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,426± 551 MOE
Workers with travel time17,704± 537 MOE
Estimated home workers722± 170 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.