ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union County, Tennessee

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

94thMean commute percentile

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

84thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

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

89th60+ 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 the shares

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.