What is the average commute in Bedford County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 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 470032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bedford County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Bedford County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.4 min one way; 10.5% worked from home, 74.8% drove alone, and 12.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home10.5%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone74.8%±2.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.1%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 Bedford County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.1 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 → 28.4 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 10.5%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 74.8%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bedford County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.5% worked from home.

Drive alone74.8% ±2.5 pp

Carpool13.3% ±3.0 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.5% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 24,357 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bedford County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

78^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bedford County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,357 workers age 16+, including 21,807 workers with reported travel time and 2,550 home workers.

Population estimate52,237± — MOE

Workers age 16+24,357± 842 MOE

Workers with travel time21,807± 812 MOE

Estimated home workers2,550± 450 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 Bedford 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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