ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47243602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Erwin, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute17.4 min → 21.4 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.7%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 81.2%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±9.4 pp
Carpool7.7% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.4% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.7% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,703 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,988± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+2,703± 288 MOE
Workers with travel time2,576± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers127± 86 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.