What is the average commute in Anderson County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Anderson County, Tennessee work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anderson County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Anderson County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.5 min one way; 13.1% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 4.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Anderson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.6 percentage points.

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 Anderson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 13.1% worked from home.

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

How Anderson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

52^thMean commute percentile

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

88^thWork-from-home percentile

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

23^thTransit percentile

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

13^th60+ 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 Anderson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 35,374 workers age 16+, including 30,745 workers with reported travel time and 4,629 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Anderson County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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