ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lyon County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip14.8 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute15.6 min → 14.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 6.4%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 78.0%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 16,767 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,186± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,767± 576 MOE
Workers with travel time15,688± 610 MOE
Estimated home workers1,079± 255 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.