ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rawlins County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip13.7 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute13.2 min → 13.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 13.4%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 72.5%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±5.9 pp
Carpool9.6% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home13.4% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 1,315 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,516± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,315± 98 MOE
Workers with travel time1,139± 95 MOE
Estimated home workers176± 55 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.