ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute19.2 min → 20.0 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 14.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 73.1%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home14.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 24,214 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.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,842± — MOE
Workers age 16+24,214± 788 MOE
Workers with travel time20,776± 826 MOE
Estimated home workers3,438± 558 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.