ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perry County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.6%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 commute27.9 min → 32.8 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 10.3%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 2.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 70.0%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±6.7 pp
Carpool16.5% ±5.7 pp
Public transit2.4% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home10.3% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 3,559 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,697± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,559± 319 MOE
Workers with travel time3,193± 340 MOE
Estimated home workers366± 159 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.