ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Reno County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute18.2 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.1%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 81.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 28,343 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,553± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,343± 809 MOE
Workers with travel time26,607± 814 MOE
Estimated home workers1,736± 304 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.