ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute22.1 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.2%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 77.9%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 19,433 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,280± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,433± 619 MOE
Workers with travel time18,424± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers1,009± 218 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.