ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 201972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute27.4 min → 28.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 11.1%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 73.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 3,257 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,009± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,257± 214 MOE
Workers with travel time2,894± 196 MOE
Estimated home workers363± 92 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.