ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47403502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakeland, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute28.0 min → 25.7 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 15.0%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 80.1%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.0% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 6,625 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,192± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+6,625± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time5,631± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers994± 295 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.