ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sullivan County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute21.9 min → 21.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.6%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 79.5%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±1.0 pp
Carpool7.2% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 69,428 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate160,624± — MOE
Workers age 16+69,428± 1,473 MOE
Workers with travel time62,034± 1,384 MOE
Estimated home workers7,394± 603 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.