ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21402222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute22.6 min → 21.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 15.0%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 72.4%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.3% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,070 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% 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.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,199± 97 MOE
Workers age 16+14,070± 709 MOE
Workers with travel time11,956± 668 MOE
Estimated home workers2,114± 374 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.