Wichita Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Wichita Area | Kansas | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 296,357, 100% | 1,383,284 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 251,927, 85.01%, see rank | 82.12% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 25,410, 8.57%, see rank | 9.54% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 1,283, 0.43%, see rank | 0.47% | 5.06% |
Walked | 4,284, 1.45%, see rank | 2.38% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 3,738, 1.26%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 9,715, 3.28%, see rank | 4.19% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWichita Area | 18.6 minutes |
Kansas | 18.6 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Wichita Area | Kansas | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 293,393, 100% | 1,386,193 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 249,070, 84.89%, see rank | 81.54% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 26,025, 8.87%, see rank | 9.80% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 1,383, 0.47%, see rank | 0.47% | 4.98% |
Walked | 4,113, 1.40%, see rank | 2.47% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 3,351, 1.14%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 9,451, 3.22%, see rank | 4.35% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWichita Area | 18.2 minutes |
Kansas | 18.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Wichita Area | Kansas | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 290,497, 100% | 1,374,765 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 244,981, 84.33%, see rank | 81.38% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 26,896, 9.26%, see rank | 9.71% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 1,726, 0.59%, see rank | 0.51% | 4.94% |
Walked | 3,996, 1.38%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 3,257, 1.12%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 9,641, 3.32%, see rank | 4.32% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWichita Area | 18.2 minutes |
Kansas | 18.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Wichita Area | Kansas | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 286,319, 100% | 1,373,683 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 241,289, 84.27%, see rank | 81.37% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 26,182, 9.14%, see rank | 9.70% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 1,611, 0.56%, see rank | 0.52% | 4.95% |
Walked | 4,240, 1.48%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 3,466, 1.21%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 9,531, 3.33%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWichita Area | 18.1 minutes |
Kansas | 18.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.