ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute28.6 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 4.5%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 79.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±2.1 pp
Carpool13.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.5% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 4,902 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

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

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,269± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,902± 291 MOE
Workers with travel time4,680± 304 MOE
Estimated home workers222± 107 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.