ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pickett County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±8.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.9%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 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 → 31.2 min▲ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 8.4%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 79.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±8.0 pp
Carpool10.3% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 1,877 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,079± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,877± 223 MOE
Workers with travel time1,720± 212 MOE
Estimated home workers157± 90 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.