ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pendleton County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute36.3 min → 36.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 9.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 77.1%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.6% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.4% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 6,431 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,723± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,431± 470 MOE
Workers with travel time5,825± 489 MOE
Estimated home workers606± 221 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.