ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · KY · GEOID 212352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Whitley County, Kentucky

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

52thMean commute percentile

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

68thWork-from-home percentile

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

37thTransit percentile

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

67th60+ 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 the shares

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.