What is the average commute in Breckinridge County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Breckinridge County, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 3.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.7 min one way; 3.8% worked from home, 81.5% drove alone, and 18.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Breckinridge County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.5 percentage points.

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 Breckinridge County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.5%; 1.1% used public transit and 3.8% worked from home.

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

How Breckinridge County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

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

13^thWork-from-home percentile

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

93^thTransit percentile

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

94^th60+ 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 Breckinridge County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,293 workers age 16+, including 7,980 workers with reported travel time and 313 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kentucky commute records for Breckinridge County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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