What is the average commute in Overton County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 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 471332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Overton County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Overton County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.3 min one way; 7.7% worked from home, 82.9% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home7.7%±2.1 pp MOE

Drove alone82.9%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.1%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 Overton 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 +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.1 min → 26.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 82.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Overton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.9%; 0.3% used public transit and 7.7% worked from home.

Drive alone82.9% ±2.7 pp

Carpool8.2% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 10,295 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Overton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 63th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

63^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Overton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,295 workers age 16+, including 9,502 workers with reported travel time and 793 home workers.

Population estimate23,065± — MOE

Workers age 16+10,295± 470 MOE

Workers with travel time9,502± 455 MOE

Estimated home workers793± 216 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 Overton 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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