ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute21.7 min → 22.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 14.3%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 74.2%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±1.1 pp
Carpool8.4% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.3% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 183,372 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate376,192± — MOE
Workers age 16+183,372± 2,012 MOE
Workers with travel time157,105± 2,334 MOE
Estimated home workers26,267± 1,581 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.