ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute21.9 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 76.0%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 5,540 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,754± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,540± 216 MOE
Workers with travel time5,084± 226 MOE
Estimated home workers456± 111 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.