ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenwood County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute24.2 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.2%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 77.2%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±3.7 pp
Carpool12.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home6.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,712 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% 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.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,919± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,712± 143 MOE
Workers with travel time2,543± 146 MOE
Estimated home workers169± 59 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.