ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Owen County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip41.9 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.0%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 commute39.8 min → 41.9 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 11.3%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 71.9%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool14.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.3% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 4,750 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,330± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,750± 314 MOE
Workers with travel time4,213± 299 MOE
Estimated home workers537± 216 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.