What is the average commute in Haywood County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 470752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haywood County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Haywood County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.7 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 80.9% drove alone, and 9.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±3.3 min MOE

Worked from home5.5%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone80.9%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.1%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 Haywood County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.4 min → 26.7 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.5%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 80.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Haywood County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone80.9% ±4.4 pp

Carpool9.1% ±2.9 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home5.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 7,354 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Haywood County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65^thMean commute percentile

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

30^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% 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.

60^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Haywood County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,354 workers age 16+, including 6,952 workers with reported travel time and 402 home workers.

Population estimate17,475± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,354± 393 MOE

Workers with travel time6,952± 428 MOE

Estimated home workers402± 171 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 Haywood 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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