ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute33.4 min → 34.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 12.0%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 20,082 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,267± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,082± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time17,680± 582 MOE
Estimated home workers2,402± 366 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.