What is the average commute in Montgomery County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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 211732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Montgomery County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 7.6% worked from home, 82.9% drove alone, and 10.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±2.7 min MOE

Worked from home7.6%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone82.9%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.2%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 Montgomery County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.6 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 82.9%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Montgomery County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.9%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.6% worked from home.

Drive alone82.9% ±2.7 pp

Carpool7.7% ±2.2 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home7.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 12,263 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Montgomery County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

61^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Montgomery County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,263 workers age 16+, including 11,334 workers with reported travel time and 929 home workers.

Population estimate28,395± — MOE

Workers age 16+12,263± 585 MOE

Workers with travel time11,334± 608 MOE

Estimated home workers929± 217 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 Montgomery 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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