ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Humphreys County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.8%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 commute34.6 min → 34.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.3%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 78.3%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±4.6 pp
Carpool13.2% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 7,882 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,214± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,882± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time7,383± 532 MOE
Estimated home workers499± 172 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.