ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute26.6 min → 27.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 79.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.5% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 111,668 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate234,153± — MOE
Workers age 16+111,668± 1,806 MOE
Workers with travel time102,144± 1,944 MOE
Estimated home workers9,524± 936 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.