What is the average commute in Henderson County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 470772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Henderson County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 83.0% drove alone, and 8.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Henderson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.0 percentage points.

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 Henderson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

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

How Henderson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 70th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

70^thMean commute percentile

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

67^thWork-from-home percentile

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

30^thTransit percentile

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

61^th60+ 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 Henderson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,116 workers age 16+, including 10,028 workers with reported travel time and 1,088 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Henderson 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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