ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Campbell County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.5 min one way; 17.1% worked from home, 71.7% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 Campbell County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.7 min → 23.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 17.1%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 71.7%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Campbell County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.7%; 0.8% used public transit and 17.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 47,834 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Campbell County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 42th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Campbell County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 47,834 workers age 16+, including 39,648 workers with reported travel time and 8,186 home workers.

Population estimate93,426± — MOE
Workers age 16+47,834± 967 MOE
Workers with travel time39,648± 1,034 MOE
Estimated home workers8,186± 755 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 Campbell 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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