ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20152002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Concordia, Kansas

Mean one-way trip12.6 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute11.1 min → 12.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 82.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±5.3 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home4.0% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,470 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,015± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,470± 172 MOE
Workers with travel time2,372± 174 MOE
Estimated home workers98± 54 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.