ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47289602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Germantown, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute20.7 min → 22.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 20.8%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 72.2%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±2.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.8% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,233 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 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,673± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+18,233± 782 MOE
Workers with travel time14,435± 767 MOE
Estimated home workers3,798± 528 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.