ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Casey County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±2.8 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 commute31.5 min → 29.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 9.6%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 73.6%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool11.8% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 5,540 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,914± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,540± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time5,010± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers530± 155 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.