ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bell County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute23.6 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.4%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 72.3%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±4.8 pp
Carpool16.7% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk5.6% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,072 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,509± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,072± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time6,761± 532 MOE
Estimated home workers311± 133 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.