ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Robertson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute31.2 min → 30.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 12.2%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 79.2%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 37,559 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,539± — MOE
Workers age 16+37,559± 930 MOE
Workers with travel time32,960± 903 MOE
Estimated home workers4,599± 512 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.