ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shawnee County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute17.9 min → 17.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 11.2%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 77.1%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.8% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 82,634 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 100k–500k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate178,025± — MOE
Workers age 16+82,634± 1,334 MOE
Workers with travel time73,371± 1,447 MOE
Estimated home workers9,263± 732 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.