ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute25.5 min → 26.5 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 3.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 84.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 8,729 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,784± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,729± 460 MOE
Workers with travel time8,459± 440 MOE
Estimated home workers270± 123 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.