ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McCreary County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.4 min → 32.3 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 9.2%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.9%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±6.3 pp
Carpool10.6% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home9.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 4,480 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,867± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,480± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time4,069± 480 MOE
Estimated home workers411± 116 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.