What is the average commute in McCracken County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 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 211452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McCracken County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for McCracken County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.6 min one way; 8.3% worked from home, 81.7% drove alone, and 2.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home8.3%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone81.7%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.5%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 McCracken County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 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 commute16.8 min → 17.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.3%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 81.7%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McCracken County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.7%; 0.7% used public transit and 8.3% worked from home.

Drive alone81.7% ±2.2 pp

Carpool6.0% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp

Work from home8.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 30,327 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McCracken County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 5th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

5^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McCracken County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 30,327 workers age 16+, including 27,821 workers with reported travel time and 2,506 home workers.

Population estimate67,564± — MOE

Workers age 16+30,327± 727 MOE

Workers with travel time27,821± 802 MOE

Estimated home workers2,506± 433 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 McCracken 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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