ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21700502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shelbyville, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute25.9 min → 26.9 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 10.9%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 76.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±5.6 pp
Carpool12.2% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 8,572 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,668± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+8,572± 551 MOE
Workers with travel time7,636± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers936± 327 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.