ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute30.7 min → 31.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 8.9%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 79.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 9,203 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,504± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,203± 426 MOE
Workers with travel time8,387± 483 MOE
Estimated home workers816± 236 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.