ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McPherson County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip14.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute14.3 min → 14.8 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 7.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.3%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk5.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 15,611 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.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,205± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,611± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time14,476± 582 MOE
Estimated home workers1,135± 216 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.