ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47165402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute27.7 min → 28.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 12.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 76.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 21,726 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,441± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+21,726± 951 MOE
Workers with travel time18,954± 1,011 MOE
Estimated home workers2,772± 468 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.