ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Metcalfe County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.9 min one way; 8.3% worked from home, 80.1% drove alone, and 5.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 Metcalfe County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.4 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 commute22.5 min → 25.9 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 8.3%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 80.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Metcalfe County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.3% worked from home.

Drive alone80.1% ±5.7 pp
Carpool10.3% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 4,081 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Metcalfe County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Metcalfe County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,081 workers age 16+, including 3,744 workers with reported travel time and 337 home workers.

Population estimate10,425± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,081± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time3,744± 335 MOE
Estimated home workers337± 125 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 Metcalfe 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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