ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cumberland County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute22.8 min → 22.9 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 79.3%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 23,083 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,553± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,083± 712 MOE
Workers with travel time20,928± 717 MOE
Estimated home workers2,155± 412 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.