How long is the commute in Shawnee Mission?

Average travel time to work in Shawnee Mission, KS, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Shawnee Mission gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 16.0 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

Drove alone: 75.1
Carpooled: 5.2
Walked: 1.2
From home: 17.9

Average commute (minutes)

Shawnee Mission: 16
Johnson County: 16.6
KS: 17.7
U.S.: 23

Work from home: 17.9% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 7.0 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 2.6% of workers in 2015 to 17.9% in the latest estimates.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most

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