ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.1 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 83.9% drove alone, and 13.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 Lawrence County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.1 min → 30.1 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 83.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lawrence County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.9%; 0.3% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone83.9% ±5.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 5,270 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lawrence County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lawrence County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,270 workers age 16+, including 4,981 workers with reported travel time and 289 home workers.

Population estimate16,077± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,270± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time4,981± 462 MOE
Estimated home workers289± 124 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 Lawrence 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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