ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21570902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Grove, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute29.7 min → 24.0 min▼ 5.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 4.2%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 74.9%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±6.5 pp
Carpool18.1% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 3,295 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,962± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+3,295± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time3,156± 391 MOE
Estimated home workers139± 100 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.