ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute19.2 min → 20.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.5%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 76.2%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 44,389 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,295± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,389± 983 MOE
Workers with travel time40,621± 1,007 MOE
Estimated home workers3,768± 591 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.