ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47005402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alcoa, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute26.0 min → 23.8 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 9.2%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 72.5%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±5.6 pp
Carpool17.7% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,408 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,222± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+6,408± 434 MOE
Workers with travel time5,816± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers592± 244 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.