ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rush County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute21.0 min → 22.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 7.0%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 79.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±5.7 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.1% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 1,406 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

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

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,947± 160 MOE
Workers age 16+1,406± 122 MOE
Workers with travel time1,308± 118 MOE
Estimated home workers98± 57 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.