ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Neosho County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip16.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute16.9 min → 16.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 7.7%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 77.6%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±4.5 pp
Carpool12.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 7,251 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,656± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,251± 388 MOE
Workers with travel time6,691± 419 MOE
Estimated home workers560± 145 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.