ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KS · GEOID 202012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Kansas

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

28thMean commute percentile

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

61thWork-from-home percentile

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

77thTransit percentile

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

33th60+ 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 the shares

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.