ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47085402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bristol, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute21.0 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 12.1%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.7% → 79.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 12,828 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,636± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+12,828± 652 MOE
Workers with travel time11,271± 589 MOE
Estimated home workers1,557± 269 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.