ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21702842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shively, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute21.9 min → 25.7 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 14.3%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 4.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 74.8%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±4.7 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.5 pp
Public transit4.0% ±2.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.3% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 6,694 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,638± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+6,694± 583 MOE
Workers with travel time5,738± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers956± 332 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.