ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taylor County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute21.3 min → 22.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 9.8%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 77.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±3.2 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 11,620 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,397± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,620± 606 MOE
Workers with travel time10,479± 555 MOE
Estimated home workers1,141± 281 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.