What is the average commute in Tipton County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Tipton County, Tennessee work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tipton County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Tipton County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.9 min one way; 10.7% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 10.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±2.0 min MOE

Worked from home10.7%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone78.9%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.7%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 Tipton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.2 min → 32.9 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 10.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 78.9%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Tipton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.7% worked from home.

Drive alone78.9% ±2.1 pp

Carpool8.9% ±1.7 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 27,409 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Tipton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Tipton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,409 workers age 16+, including 24,469 workers with reported travel time and 2,940 home workers.

Population estimate61,553± — MOE

Workers age 16+27,409± 760 MOE

Workers with travel time24,469± 794 MOE

Estimated home workers2,940± 511 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Tipton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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