ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47185402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crossville, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute18.2 min → 19.5 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.4%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.2% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,879 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,428± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+4,879± 355 MOE
Workers with travel time4,566± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers313± 126 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.