ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meade County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.0 min one way; 9.6% worked from home, 81.1% drove alone, and 13.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 Meade County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.6 min → 33.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.6%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 81.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Meade County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.1%; 0.1% used public transit and 9.6% worked from home.

Drive alone81.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 14,228 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Meade County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% 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.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Meade County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,228 workers age 16+, including 12,859 workers with reported travel time and 1,369 home workers.

Population estimate30,158± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,228± 580 MOE
Workers with travel time12,859± 621 MOE
Estimated home workers1,369± 320 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 Meade 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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