ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Russell County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip13.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute15.7 min → 13.2 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 8.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.2% → 80.9%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 3,585 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 under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,679± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,585± 195 MOE
Workers with travel time3,296± 228 MOE
Estimated home workers289± 124 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.