ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 470992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.4 min → 25.6 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 10.6%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 78.7%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 19,315 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,385± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,315± 671 MOE
Workers with travel time17,273± 714 MOE
Estimated home workers2,042± 436 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.