ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Tennessee

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.6 min one way; 7.2% worked from home, 82.2% drove alone, and 6.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 Henry County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.6 min → 21.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 7.2%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 82.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Henry County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.2%; 0.4% used public transit and 7.2% worked from home.

Drive alone82.2% ±3.9 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 12,960 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Henry County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 27th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Henry County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,960 workers age 16+, including 12,032 workers with reported travel time and 928 home workers.

Population estimate32,412± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,960± 680 MOE
Workers with travel time12,032± 738 MOE
Estimated home workers928± 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Henry 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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