ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute19.1 min → 19.0 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 6.9%▼ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 75.3%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±5.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk6.2% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 1,442 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% 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.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,923± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,442± 107 MOE
Workers with travel time1,343± 113 MOE
Estimated home workers99± 45 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.