ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Loudon County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.7 min → 24.3 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.0%▲ 3.6 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% → 79.5%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 25,630 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,580± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,630± 849 MOE
Workers with travel time22,549± 823 MOE
Estimated home workers3,081± 470 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.