What is the average commute in Independence city, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Independence city, Kentucky work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · KY · GEOID 21391422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Independence, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Independence city, Kentucky
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.2 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 78.7% drove alone, and 6.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home13.6%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone78.7%±3.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.8%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 Independence city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.8 min → 27.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 13.6%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 78.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Independence city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

Drive alone78.7% ±3.0 pp

Carpool5.5% ±1.6 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home13.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 15,116 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Independence city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Independence city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,116 workers age 16+, including 13,061 workers with reported travel time and 2,055 home workers.

Population estimate29,392± 88 MOE

Workers age 16+15,116± 696 MOE

Workers with travel time13,061± 684 MOE

Estimated home workers2,055± 315 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Kentucky commute records for Independence city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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