ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bedford County, Tennessee

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 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 → 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

78thMean commute percentile

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

73thWork-from-home percentile

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

13thTransit percentile

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

85th60+ 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 the shares

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.