ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KS · GEOID 20719752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ulysses, Kansas

Mean one-way trip34.9 min±15.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±12.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.3%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 commute26.4 min → 34.9 min▲ 8.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 4.5%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 70.8%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±12.1 pp
Carpool22.8% ±7.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.5% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,506 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% 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.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,476± 409 MOE
Workers age 16+2,506± 338 MOE
Workers with travel time2,394± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers112± 109 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.