What is the average commute in Todd County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 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 212192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Todd County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Todd County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.8 min one way; 12.1% worked from home, 73.7% drove alone, and 6.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±4.5 min MOE

Worked from home12.1%±4.4 pp MOE

Drove alone73.7%±5.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.7%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 Todd County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.6 min → 27.8 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 12.1%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 73.7%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Todd County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.7%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.1% worked from home.

Drive alone73.7% ±5.7 pp

Carpool9.4% ±3.2 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle1.7% ±1.5 pp

Work from home12.1% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 5,117 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Todd County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 70th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

70^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Todd County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,117 workers age 16+, including 4,496 workers with reported travel time and 621 home workers.

Population estimate12,469± — MOE

Workers age 16+5,117± 301 MOE

Workers with travel time4,496± 312 MOE

Estimated home workers621± 228 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 Todd 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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