ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20428752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Louisburg, Kansas

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute24.9 min → 27.6 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 17.3%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 70.4%▼ 13.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±7.9 pp
Carpool9.9% ±7.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home17.3% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,397 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% 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.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,094± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,397± 268 MOE
Workers with travel time1,983± 261 MOE
Estimated home workers414± 130 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.