ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 211952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute24.7 min → 25.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 5.8%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 79.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±2.5 pp
Carpool12.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 18,934 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

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

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,727± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,934± 726 MOE
Workers with travel time17,842± 768 MOE
Estimated home workers1,092± 295 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.