ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute28.5 min → 23.5 min▼ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 6.9%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 83.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,640 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% 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.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,334± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,640± 507 MOE
Workers with travel time7,110± 551 MOE
Estimated home workers530± 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.