ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Riley County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute15.6 min → 16.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 11.2%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 64.5%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk13.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 41,882 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate71,946± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,882± 1,094 MOE
Workers with travel time37,204± 1,077 MOE
Estimated home workers4,678± 613 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.