ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pratt County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip12.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute13.1 min → 12.2 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 81.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,121 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,127± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,121± 226 MOE
Workers with travel time3,855± 242 MOE
Estimated home workers266± 106 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.