ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21652262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute21.3 min → 23.0 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.3%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 76.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk4.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 19,190 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,111± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+19,190± 800 MOE
Workers with travel time17,590± 798 MOE
Estimated home workers1,600± 276 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.