ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21531302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monticello, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±10.0 pp MOE
Drove alone57.4%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute16.9 min → 22.8 min▲ 5.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 20.2%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 57.4%▼ 16.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.4% ±9.7 pp
Carpool17.6% ±8.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home20.2% ±10.0 pp

Each share uses 2,624 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,753± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+2,624± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time2,095± 334 MOE
Estimated home workers529± 268 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.