ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20676252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spring Hill, Kansas

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute25.9 min → 27.0 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 17.3%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.1% → 74.1%▼ 11.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±6.5 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.3% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 4,833 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% 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.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,120± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+4,833± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time3,995± 356 MOE
Estimated home workers838± 280 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.