What is the average commute in Fleming County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Fleming County, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fleming County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Fleming County, Kentucky
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.1 min one way; 6.7% worked from home, 80.0% drove alone, and 18.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home6.7%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone80.0%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.0%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 Fleming County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.5 min → 33.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 6.7%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 80.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fleming County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.7% worked from home.

Drive alone80.0% ±3.1 pp

Carpool11.0% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home6.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 5,863 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fleming County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fleming County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,863 workers age 16+, including 5,470 workers with reported travel time and 393 home workers.

Population estimate15,323± — MOE

Workers age 16+5,863± 382 MOE

Workers with travel time5,470± 349 MOE

Estimated home workers393± 130 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 Fleming County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All Kentucky reports →