ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harper County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute17.4 min → 16.3 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 5.0%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 77.2%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±1.3 pp
Walk4.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±1.9 pp
Work from home5.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 2,253 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,400± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,253± 143 MOE
Workers with travel time2,140± 143 MOE
Estimated home workers113± 48 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.