ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone86.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute23.6 min → 27.0 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 4.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 86.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 11,766 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,591± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,766± 614 MOE
Workers with travel time11,293± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers473± 134 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.