ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Logan County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.1 min one way; 3.9% worked from home, 84.5% drove alone, and 10.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 Logan County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.2 min → 28.1 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 3.9%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 84.5%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Logan County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 3.9% worked from home.

Drive alone84.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 11,253 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Logan County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

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

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Logan County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,253 workers age 16+, including 10,818 workers with reported travel time and 435 home workers.

Population estimate27,986± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,253± 540 MOE
Workers with travel time10,818± 575 MOE
Estimated home workers435± 148 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 Logan 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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