ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chester County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute28.4 min → 28.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.4%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 83.9%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,182 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,611± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,182± 426 MOE
Workers with travel time6,509± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers673± 207 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.