ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute24.8 min → 26.9 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 9.8%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 83.0%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,116 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,980± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,116± 703 MOE
Workers with travel time10,028± 689 MOE
Estimated home workers1,088± 297 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.