What is the average commute in East Ridge city, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in East Ridge city, Tennessee work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · TN · GEOID 47227202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Ridge, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for East Ridge city, Tennessee
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.0 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 73.1% drove alone, and 1.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±2.7 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone73.1%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip1.8%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 East Ridge city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.3 min → 21.0 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 12.5%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 73.1%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Ridge city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.1%; 0.9% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone73.1% ±4.4 pp

Carpool10.0% ±3.2 pp

Public transit0.9% ±1.2 pp

Walk2.4% ±2.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home12.5% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 11,197 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Ridge city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

26^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54^thWork-from-home percentile

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

65^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Ridge city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,197 workers age 16+, including 9,798 workers with reported travel time and 1,399 home workers.

Population estimate22,070± 55 MOE

Workers age 16+11,197± 680 MOE

Workers with travel time9,798± 764 MOE

Estimated home workers1,399± 340 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for East Ridge city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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