What is the average commute in Ottawa County, Kansas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ottawa County, Kansas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ottawa County, Kansas

Name: Commute estimates for Ottawa County, Kansas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.8 min one way; 7.7% worked from home, 80.0% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.0 min MOE

Worked from home7.7%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone80.0%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.1%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 Ottawa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.6 min → 23.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 7.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 80.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ottawa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.0%; 0.5% used public transit and 7.7% worked from home.

Drive alone80.0% ±2.6 pp

Carpool7.6% ±2.2 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp

Walk3.3% ±1.9 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home7.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 2,831 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ottawa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 46th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

46^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ottawa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,831 workers age 16+, including 2,614 workers with reported travel time and 217 home workers.

Population estimate5,819± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,831± 121 MOE

Workers with travel time2,614± 127 MOE

Estimated home workers217± 57 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kansas commute records for Ottawa County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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