ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20389002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence, Kansas

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute19.5 min → 19.8 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 15.5%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 67.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±1.7 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit2.9% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 53,633 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate96,051± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+53,633± 1,379 MOE
Workers with travel time45,343± 1,445 MOE
Estimated home workers8,290± 838 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.