ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute29.0 min → 30.5 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 8.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 76.3%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 6,814 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,856± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,814± 326 MOE
Workers with travel time6,221± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers593± 133 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.