ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gibson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute25.6 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.3%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 83.2%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 21,800 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,869± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,800± 711 MOE
Workers with travel time20,637± 742 MOE
Estimated home workers1,163± 300 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.