ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sevier County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 → 26.6 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 6.9%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 79.1%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool12.4% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 48,155 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,652± — MOE
Workers age 16+48,155± 1,199 MOE
Workers with travel time44,838± 1,464 MOE
Estimated home workers3,317± 594 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.