ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Kentucky

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.3 min one way; 7.6% worked from home, 75.8% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 Warren County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.4 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.6%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 75.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Warren County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.6% worked from home.

Drive alone75.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool11.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 68,165 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Warren County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 15th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Warren County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 68,165 workers age 16+, including 63,016 workers with reported travel time and 5,149 home workers.

Population estimate140,918± — MOE
Workers age 16+68,165± 1,506 MOE
Workers with travel time63,016± 1,668 MOE
Estimated home workers5,149± 649 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 Warren County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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