ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bullitt County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute28.3 min → 28.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 10.0%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 80.3%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 41,578 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% 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.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate84,027± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,578± 871 MOE
Workers with travel time37,434± 939 MOE
Estimated home workers4,144± 512 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.