ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · KY · GEOID 21804902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walton, Kentucky

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.1 min → 29.5 min▲ 6.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 9.4%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.0%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 77.3%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±9.4 pp
Carpool11.1% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,243 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

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

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,730± 324 MOE
Workers age 16+2,243± 284 MOE
Workers with travel time2,033± 302 MOE
Estimated home workers210± 109 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.