ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Christian County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute17.9 min → 20.1 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 4.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 75.1%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk7.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 30,551 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate72,069± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,551± 849 MOE
Workers with travel time29,165± 867 MOE
Estimated home workers1,386± 339 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.