ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip43.4 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute38.8 min → 43.4 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 71.9%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±6.5 pp
Carpool16.6% ±6.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,357 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.

100thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,339± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,357± 192 MOE
Workers with travel time2,184± 193 MOE
Estimated home workers173± 90 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.