ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47385402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jonesborough, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.9%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 commute21.9 min → 19.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 14.3%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 69.1%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±7.6 pp
Carpool9.2% ±5.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.0% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.3% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 2,702 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,232± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,702± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time2,315± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers387± 166 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.