What is the average commute in London city, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.2 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 21474762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

London, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for London city, Kentucky
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.2 min one way; 15.1% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 8.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±8.3 min MOE

Worked from home15.1%±8.2 pp MOE

Drove alone68.0%±7.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.1%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 London city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +5.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.3 min → 24.2 min▲ 5.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 15.1%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 68.0%▼ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How London city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 15.1% worked from home.

Drive alone68.0% ±7.4 pp

Carpool13.2% ±6.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home15.1% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 2,641 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How London city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 46th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

46^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind London city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,641 workers age 16+, including 2,243 workers with reported travel time and 398 home workers.

Population estimate7,561± 22 MOE

Workers age 16+2,641± 359 MOE

Workers with travel time2,243± 325 MOE

Estimated home workers398± 222 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 London 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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