ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Butler County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home2.1%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute29.0 min → 27.2 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 2.1%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 79.8%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±5.9 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk5.4% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 4,895 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,393± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,895± 275 MOE
Workers with travel time4,793± 286 MOE
Estimated home workers102± 63 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.