ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20343002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iola, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute18.3 min → 17.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.8%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 77.8%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±7.1 pp
Carpool10.5% ±6.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk6.4% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,340 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% 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.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,348± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+2,340± 218 MOE
Workers with travel time2,227± 212 MOE
Estimated home workers113± 69 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.