ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20442502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manhattan, Kansas

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute15.8 min → 17.3 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 12.6%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 68.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk6.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 31,246 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,239± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+31,246± 1,032 MOE
Workers with travel time27,313± 965 MOE
Estimated home workers3,933± 569 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.