ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.9%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.6%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 commute27.0 min → 30.1 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.7%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 82.9%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.0% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 8,677 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 under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% 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 estimate22,113± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,677± 441 MOE
Workers with travel time8,357± 439 MOE
Estimated home workers320± 138 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.