ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hardin County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute23.5 min → 25.9 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 7.3%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 83.8%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 10,803 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% 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 estimate27,249± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,803± 538 MOE
Workers with travel time10,009± 523 MOE
Estimated home workers794± 248 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.