ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Van Buren County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute31.1 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 9.7%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 74.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±5.4 pp
Carpool10.7% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.3 pp
Work from home9.7% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 2,666 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,437± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,666± 192 MOE
Workers with travel time2,407± 197 MOE
Estimated home workers259± 121 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.