ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21008022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alexandria, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute27.1 min → 27.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 13.7%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 77.5%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±4.6 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.7% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 5,611 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,562± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+5,611± 348 MOE
Workers with travel time4,844± 375 MOE
Estimated home workers767± 203 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.