ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20018002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Andover, Kansas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.0 min one way; 11.9% worked from home, 80.3% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 Andover city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.3 min → 22.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 11.9%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 80.3%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Andover city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.9% worked from home.

Drive alone80.3% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 7,553 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Andover city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 32th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Andover city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,553 workers age 16+, including 6,654 workers with reported travel time and 899 home workers.

Population estimate15,965± 404 MOE
Workers age 16+7,553± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time6,654± 409 MOE
Estimated home workers899± 251 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 Andover city

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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