ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute24.2 min → 25.2 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 76.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 45,654 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate95,769± — MOE
Workers age 16+45,654± 957 MOE
Workers with travel time41,261± 924 MOE
Estimated home workers4,393± 484 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.