ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne County, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute23.3 min → 24.8 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 72.3%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±3.5 pp
Carpool14.2% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.8% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 7,137 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,602± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,137± 467 MOE
Workers with travel time6,369± 493 MOE
Estimated home workers768± 277 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.