ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bracken County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.9%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 commute34.9 min → 34.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 3.4%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 80.5%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool14.0% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 3,654 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,444± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,654± 221 MOE
Workers with travel time3,531± 217 MOE
Estimated home workers123± 53 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.