ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mason County, Kentucky

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

66thMean commute percentile

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

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

71thTransit percentile

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

80th60+ 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 the shares

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.