ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mitchell County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip13.6 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute12.1 min → 13.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 8.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.2%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.6%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±6.2 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.2% ±2.3 pp
Walk5.2% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,767 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,779± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,767± 191 MOE
Workers with travel time2,537± 198 MOE
Estimated home workers230± 87 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.