What is the average commute in Washington County, Kansas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washington County, Kansas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KS · GEOID 202012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Kansas

Name: Commute estimates for Washington County, Kansas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.3 min one way; 8.3% worked from home, 77.9% drove alone, and 6.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home8.3%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone77.9%±2.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.0%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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.0 min → 20.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.3%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 77.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.9%; 0.4% used public transit and 8.3% worked from home.

Drive alone77.9% ±2.0 pp

Carpool8.5% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp

Walk3.8% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home8.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 2,710 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,710 workers age 16+, including 2,486 workers with reported travel time and 224 home workers.

Population estimate5,533± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,710± 114 MOE

Workers with travel time2,486± 115 MOE

Estimated home workers224± 49 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kansas commute records for Washington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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