ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Republic County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute21.8 min → 17.0 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 3.9%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 77.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±3.4 pp
Carpool11.6% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 2,155 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% 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 estimate4,646± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,155± 125 MOE
Workers with travel time2,072± 127 MOE
Estimated home workers83± 32 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.