ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crittenden County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute27.0 min → 24.7 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 5.5%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 71.4%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±5.5 pp
Carpool19.7% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 3,274 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% 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.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,979± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,274± 216 MOE
Workers with travel time3,095± 220 MOE
Estimated home workers179± 94 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.