ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rowan County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 commute22.2 min → 24.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.5%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 75.3%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk7.6% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.5% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 10,578 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

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

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,578± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,578± 533 MOE
Workers with travel time9,674± 619 MOE
Estimated home workers904± 291 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.