ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute31.4 min → 33.9 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 13.1%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 74.5%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 11,739 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,250± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,739± 649 MOE
Workers with travel time10,205± 664 MOE
Estimated home workers1,534± 287 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.