ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20146002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coffeyville, Kansas

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute18.0 min → 16.5 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 2.0%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.4%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 75.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±5.9 pp
Carpool13.1% ±4.8 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.3 pp
Walk6.9% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home2.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 3,502 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,662± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+3,502± 260 MOE
Workers with travel time3,433± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers69± 44 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.