ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leavenworth County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute23.1 min → 23.9 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 10.4%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 77.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 37,412 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,123± — MOE
Workers age 16+37,412± 963 MOE
Workers with travel time33,507± 983 MOE
Estimated home workers3,905± 461 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.