ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hopkins County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone88.4%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute21.7 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 3.7%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.2% → 88.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.4% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 17,792 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,119± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,792± 657 MOE
Workers with travel time17,141± 669 MOE
Estimated home workers651± 209 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.