ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute19.3 min → 20.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 7.3%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 81.1%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±5.4 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,079 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% 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.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,202± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,079± 247 MOE
Workers with travel time3,781± 250 MOE
Estimated home workers298± 110 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.