What is the average commute in Owensboro city, Kentucky?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 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 21586202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Owensboro, Kentucky

Name: Commute estimates for Owensboro city, Kentucky
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.1 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 82.0% drove alone, and 3.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home6.9%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone82.0%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.3%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 Owensboro city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.2 min → 17.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 82.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Owensboro city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.0%; 0.5% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone82.0% ±2.3 pp

Carpool7.9% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp

Work from home6.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 26,401 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Owensboro city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 7th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

7^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Owensboro city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,401 workers age 16+, including 24,592 workers with reported travel time and 1,809 home workers.

Population estimate60,302± 30 MOE

Workers age 16+26,401± 953 MOE

Workers with travel time24,592± 962 MOE

Estimated home workers1,809± 324 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 Owensboro 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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