ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47379602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone91.0%±10.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute19.7 min → 26.7 min▲ 7.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 2.8%▼ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 91.0%▲ 12.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.0% ±10.7 pp
Carpool3.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 4,444 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.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% 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.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,579± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+4,444± 372 MOE
Workers with travel time4,318± 359 MOE
Estimated home workers126± 71 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.