ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21253002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Erlanger, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 → 21.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 16.8%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 71.3%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.8% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 10,252 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% 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.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,875± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+10,252± 584 MOE
Workers with travel time8,526± 663 MOE
Estimated home workers1,726± 464 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.