ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barren County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute23.1 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 7.3%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 77.3%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±2.5 pp
Carpool12.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 18,272 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,938± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,272± 808 MOE
Workers with travel time16,939± 787 MOE
Estimated home workers1,333± 321 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.