ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Macon County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip34.8 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute35.7 min → 34.8 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 5.7%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 76.4%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±3.6 pp
Carpool15.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,882 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,240± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,882± 678 MOE
Workers with travel time11,210± 681 MOE
Estimated home workers672± 229 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.