ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20708002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tonganoxie, Kansas

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute31.1 min → 30.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.6%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 76.6%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.8% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.9% ±4.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.6% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,922 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% 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.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,891± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,922± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time2,728± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers194± 123 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.