ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21358662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute20.7 min → 19.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 6.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 74.3%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool12.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 12,249 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

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

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,852± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+12,249± 517 MOE
Workers with travel time11,520± 500 MOE
Estimated home workers729± 197 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.