Transportation

In 2011, Kansas ranked 3rd in the country for the amount of length in public roads. We have 140,513 miles of public roads throughout Kansas. Also in the same year, the motor-fuel gasoline tax was 24 cents per gallon.

Kansas Motor Vehicle Registration in Pottawatomie County, 2015

Source- Kansas Statistical Abstract 2016
Vehicle Type Number of Vehicles
Automobile 12,701
Truck 8,040
Trailer 1,891
Motorcycle 863
Motor Bike 34
RV 101
Total 23,630

Vehicles Per Household (2015)

Source- Kansas Statistical Abstract 2016
Number of Vehicles Percent of Houeholds
0 2.8%
1 22.0%
2 43.6%
3 or More 31.6%

Commuting to Work

Source- Kansas Statistical Abstract 2016
Transportation Method Estimate Percent
Workers 16 and Over 10,903  
Car, Truck, or Van -- Drove alone 8,886 81.5%
Car, Truck, or Van -- Carpooled 1,188 10.9%
Public Transportation (excluding taxicab) 11 0.1%
Walked 207 1.9%
Other means 218 2.0%
Worked at Home 382 3.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.3  
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