ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TN · GEOID 471872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williamson County, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home28.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute27.8 min → 27.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.3% → 28.3%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 64.9%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.1% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home28.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 130,018 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate260,351± — MOE
Workers age 16+130,018± 1,595 MOE
Workers with travel time93,249± 2,258 MOE
Estimated home workers36,769± 1,870 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.