ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boyle County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute21.8 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 10.0%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 77.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 12,837 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,941± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,837± 454 MOE
Workers with travel time11,554± 519 MOE
Estimated home workers1,283± 238 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.