ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21558842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newport, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute22.7 min → 19.7 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.8% → 21.2%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.5%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 63.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±6.2 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 7,200 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,967± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+7,200± 520 MOE
Workers with travel time5,673± 541 MOE
Estimated home workers1,527± 340 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.