What is the average commute in Grayson County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Grayson County, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KY · GEOID 210852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grayson County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Grayson County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.9 min one way; 6.6% worked from home, 77.9% drove alone, and 13.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Grayson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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 Grayson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.9%; 0.2% used public transit and 6.6% worked from home.

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

How Grayson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

75^thMean commute percentile

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

32^thWork-from-home percentile

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

52^thTransit percentile

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

88^th60+ 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 Grayson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,581 workers age 16+, including 9,884 workers with reported travel time and 697 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kentucky commute records for Grayson 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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