ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morgan County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute33.4 min → 27.3 min▼ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 6.4%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 78.7%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±4.2 pp
Carpool12.5% ±3.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,509 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,053± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,509± 293 MOE
Workers with travel time4,222± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers287± 123 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.