"The average commute to work in the city is about 10 minutes shorter than the national average, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey. A Wichita worker drives an average 17.3 minutes to work every day, for a total daily commute of 35.6 minutes."
"Meanwhile, working from home has become more common following the surge in remote positions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As of the 2024 data, more than 22 million Americans work from home, 13,237 of which resided in Wichita. The agency reports more than 153,000 people statewide work from home as of 2024. The growth of remote work could be coming to an end, however, with many companies recalling workers to the office in recent months."
Wichita workers average a 17.3-minute one-way commute (35.6 minutes daily), roughly 10 minutes shorter than the national one-way average of 27.2 minutes (54.4 minutes daily). Kansas statewide one-way average is about 20 minutes. Wichita's average fell slightly from 18.2 minutes in 2014, while the statewide average remained near 19.2 minutes. Remote work rose after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with over 22 million Americans and 153,000 Kansans working from home in 2024; 13,237 remote workers lived in Wichita. Solo driving is the most common commute mode; public transit is least common.
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