ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21054462024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bellevue, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.7%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 commute18.5 min → 18.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 15.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 73.2%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±7.5 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.1 pp
Work from home15.1% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 3,374 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,636± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,374± 245 MOE
Workers with travel time2,864± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers510± 151 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.