ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caldwell County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute24.4 min → 24.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 4.0%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 80.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±3.8 pp
Carpool13.4% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 5,300 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% 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.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,618± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,300± 440 MOE
Workers with travel time5,086± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers214± 91 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.