ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gray County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±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 commute17.1 min → 18.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 4.8%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 81.6%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 2,818 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,701± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,818± 101 MOE
Workers with travel time2,683± 104 MOE
Estimated home workers135± 39 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.