What is the average commute in Hickman County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 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 211052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hickman County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Hickman County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.2 min one way; 7.1% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±3.3 min MOE

Worked from home7.1%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone74.1%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.0%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 Hickman County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -2.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.3 min → 21.2 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 7.1%▼ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 3.1%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 74.1%▲ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hickman County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 3.1% used public transit and 7.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.1% ±4.7 pp

Carpool7.0% ±3.5 pp

Public transit3.1% ±3.2 pp

Walk1.1% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home7.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 1,982 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hickman County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 32th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

32^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hickman County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,982 workers age 16+, including 1,841 workers with reported travel time and 141 home workers.

Population estimate4,439± — MOE

Workers age 16+1,982± 171 MOE

Workers with travel time1,841± 135 MOE

Estimated home workers141± 84 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 Hickman 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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