ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47206202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dickson, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.0%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 commute26.5 min → 26.8 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 10.8%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.8% → 75.2%▼ 13.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.8% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 8,370 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

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

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,424± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+8,370± 566 MOE
Workers with travel time7,465± 581 MOE
Estimated home workers905± 302 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.