ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.2 min one way; 10.5% worked from home, 77.3% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 Scott County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.7 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 10.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 77.3%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Scott County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.5% worked from home.

Drive alone77.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 29,518 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Scott County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 30th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

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

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Scott County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 29,518 workers age 16+, including 26,408 workers with reported travel time and 3,110 home workers.

Population estimate59,536± — MOE
Workers age 16+29,518± 613 MOE
Workers with travel time26,408± 674 MOE
Estimated home workers3,110± 371 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kentucky commute records for Scott County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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