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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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 the shares

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.