What is the average commute in Monroe County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Monroe County, Tennessee work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Monroe County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.3 min one way; 7.3% worked from home, 81.4% drove alone, and 8.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home7.3%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone81.4%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.9%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 Monroe County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.6 min → 28.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 81.4%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Monroe County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.4%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.3% worked from home.

Drive alone81.4% ±2.1 pp

Carpool9.0% ±1.9 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 18,551 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Monroe County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Monroe County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,551 workers age 16+, including 17,191 workers with reported travel time and 1,360 home workers.

Population estimate47,695± — MOE

Workers age 16+18,551± 763 MOE

Workers with travel time17,191± 806 MOE

Estimated home workers1,360± 306 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Monroe County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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