What is the average commute in Whitley County, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 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 212352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Whitley County, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Whitley County, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.5 min one way; 9.9% worked from home, 72.5% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home9.9%±2.1 pp MOE

Drove alone72.5%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.8%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 Whitley County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.8 min → 24.5 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 72.5%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Whitley County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 9.9% worked from home.

Drive alone72.5% ±3.2 pp

Carpool14.3% ±3.0 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.5% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home9.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 13,608 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Whitley County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

52^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Whitley County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,608 workers age 16+, including 12,256 workers with reported travel time and 1,352 home workers.

Population estimate36,920± — MOE

Workers age 16+13,608± 720 MOE

Workers with travel time12,256± 706 MOE

Estimated home workers1,352± 292 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 Whitley 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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