What is the average commute in Hancock County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hancock County, Tennessee work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hancock County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Hancock County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.8 min one way; 4.3% worked from home, 87.7% drove alone, and 16.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±5.3 min MOE

Worked from home4.3%±2.8 pp MOE

Drove alone87.7%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.6%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 Hancock County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.9 min → 30.8 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.2% → 4.3%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 87.7%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hancock County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 87.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.3% worked from home.

Drive alone87.7% ±5.0 pp

Carpool7.3% ±2.6 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp

Work from home4.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,349 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hancock County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18^thWork-from-home percentile

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

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hancock County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,349 workers age 16+, including 2,248 workers with reported travel time and 101 home workers.

Population estimate6,852± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,349± 192 MOE

Workers with travel time2,248± 216 MOE

Estimated home workers101± 66 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Hancock County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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