ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rhea County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute26.2 min → 29.5 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 79.5%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 13,334 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,992± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,334± 781 MOE
Workers with travel time12,463± 768 MOE
Estimated home workers871± 272 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.