ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 200852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute28.8 min → 28.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 7.4%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 74.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.7% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 6,431 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,341± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,431± 242 MOE
Workers with travel time5,955± 283 MOE
Estimated home workers476± 142 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.