ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±11.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.4%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 commute23.5 min → 32.3 min▲ 8.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 6.1%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 72.3%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±8.5 pp
Carpool18.5% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.1% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 3,427 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,229± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,427± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time3,219± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers208± 126 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.