What is the average commute in Mason County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mason County, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mason County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Mason County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.8 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 81.8% drove alone, and 13.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home8.1%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone81.8%±3.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.3%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 Mason County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.2 min → 26.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.4% → 81.8%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mason County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone81.8% ±3.7 pp

Carpool6.9% ±2.0 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp

Work from home8.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 7,145 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mason County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mason County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,145 workers age 16+, including 6,566 workers with reported travel time and 579 home workers.

Population estimate16,956± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,145± 373 MOE

Workers with travel time6,566± 380 MOE

Estimated home workers579± 166 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 Mason 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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