ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hardeman County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute31.7 min → 32.6 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.2%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.4%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 80.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±4.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 8,718 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,433± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,718± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time8,001± 573 MOE
Estimated home workers717± 244 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.