ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute30.1 min → 33.4 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 9.8%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 78.3%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.2% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,891 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,029± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,891± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time4,411± 333 MOE
Estimated home workers480± 179 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.