What is the average commute in Van Buren County, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 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 471752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Van Buren County, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Van Buren County, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.6 min one way; 9.7% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 15.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Van Buren County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

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 Van Buren County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 9.7% worked from home.

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

How Van Buren County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

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

73^thWork-from-home percentile

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

20^thTransit percentile

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

87^th60+ 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 Van Buren County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,666 workers age 16+, including 2,407 workers with reported travel time and 259 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Van Buren 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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