ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.8%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 commute33.8 min → 32.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.8%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.1%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 81.5%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 8,293 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,881± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,293± 422 MOE
Workers with travel time7,980± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers313± 135 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.