What is the average commute in Union County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 471732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Union County, Tennessee
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.6 min one way; 11.5% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 16.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±3.3 min MOE

Worked from home11.5%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone74.1%±4.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.4%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 Union County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.6 min → 34.6 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.5%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.4%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 74.1%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Union County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 1.4% used public transit and 11.5% worked from home.

Drive alone74.1% ±4.1 pp

Carpool9.7% ±2.8 pp

Public transit1.4% ±1.1 pp

Walk2.9% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home11.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,758 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Union County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k 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 under 25k population band.

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Union County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,758 workers age 16+, including 7,755 workers with reported travel time and 1,003 home workers.

Population estimate20,431± — MOE

Workers age 16+8,758± 486 MOE

Workers with travel time7,755± 467 MOE

Estimated home workers1,003± 211 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 Union County

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

All Tennessee reports →