ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anderson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute25.7 min → 24.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 13.1%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 76.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 35,374 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,153± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,374± 899 MOE
Workers with travel time30,745± 1,042 MOE
Estimated home workers4,629± 594 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.