ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±2.1 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 commute17.9 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 3.5%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 80.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 13,145 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,940± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,145± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time12,686± 446 MOE
Estimated home workers459± 122 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.