ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McNairy County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute26.8 min → 26.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 8.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 78.9%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 10,551 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,970± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,551± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time9,613± 430 MOE
Estimated home workers938± 240 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.