ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20393502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lenexa, Kansas

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home22.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute20.3 min → 19.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 22.9%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 68.2%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 33,149 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,384± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+33,149± 1,113 MOE
Workers with travel time25,556± 1,273 MOE
Estimated home workers7,593± 557 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.