ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20525752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Olathe, Kansas

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute21.7 min → 20.6 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 20.9%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 68.6%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 78,257 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate145,057± 105 MOE
Workers age 16+78,257± 1,487 MOE
Workers with travel time61,880± 1,377 MOE
Estimated home workers16,377± 1,137 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.