ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garrard County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.1 min one way; 11.0% worked from home, 76.7% drove alone, and 12.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 Garrard County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.1 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 11.0%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 76.7%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Garrard County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.7%; 0.9% used public transit and 11.0% worked from home.

Drive alone76.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 7,266 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Garrard 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.

91thMean commute percentile

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

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Garrard County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,266 workers age 16+, including 6,464 workers with reported travel time and 802 home workers.

Population estimate17,568± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,266± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time6,464± 428 MOE
Estimated home workers802± 191 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 Garrard County

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

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