ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21163722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cold Spring, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.9%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute22.0 min → 21.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 22.9%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 70.2%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±7.6 pp
Carpool2.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.9% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 3,062 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,341± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+3,062± 293 MOE
Workers with travel time2,360± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers702± 230 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.