What is the average commute in Spencer County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Spencer County, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spencer County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Spencer County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.7 min one way; 13.3% worked from home, 79.8% drove alone, and 7.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±2.9 min MOE

Worked from home13.3%±3.0 pp MOE

Drove alone79.8%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.0%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 Spencer County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.6 min → 32.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 13.3%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 79.8%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Spencer County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.8%; 0.2% used public transit and 13.3% worked from home.

Drive alone79.8% ±3.5 pp

Carpool4.9% ±2.5 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home13.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 9,532 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Spencer County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Spencer County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,532 workers age 16+, including 8,269 workers with reported travel time and 1,263 home workers.

Population estimate20,193± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,532± 468 MOE

Workers with travel time8,269± 453 MOE

Estimated home workers1,263± 294 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 Spencer 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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