ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nelson County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.6%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute25.1 min → 26.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.0%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 82.6%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 22,872 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,606± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,872± 618 MOE
Workers with travel time21,497± 702 MOE
Estimated home workers1,375± 312 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.