ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21289002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frankfort, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute16.5 min → 17.0 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 10.8%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 74.5%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 12,941 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,503± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+12,941± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time11,547± 528 MOE
Estimated home workers1,394± 275 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.