ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20390002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leavenworth, Kansas

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute17.8 min → 19.6 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 76.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.9 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 15,871 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,195± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+15,871± 770 MOE
Workers with travel time14,683± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers1,188± 250 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.