ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grayson County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute27.4 min → 27.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 77.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 10,581 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,707± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,581± 451 MOE
Workers with travel time9,884± 462 MOE
Estimated home workers697± 205 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.