ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Graves County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute20.1 min → 20.7 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.4%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 80.9%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±3.2 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 15,276 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,630± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,276± 676 MOE
Workers with travel time14,140± 696 MOE
Estimated home workers1,136± 276 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.