ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47376402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute17.6 min → 18.2 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 71.7%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±2.8 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 29,525 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,435± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+29,525± 880 MOE
Workers with travel time26,648± 858 MOE
Estimated home workers2,877± 516 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.