ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute28.7 min → 26.9 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 7.6%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.7%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±3.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,598 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,418± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,598± 438 MOE
Workers with travel time10,716± 459 MOE
Estimated home workers882± 222 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.