What is the average commute in Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · TN · GEOID 47443822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lynchburg, Tennessee

Name: Commute estimates for Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 8.4% worked from home, 82.4% drove alone, and 5.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home8.4%±3.4 pp MOE

Drove alone82.4%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.7%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 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.8 min → 25.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 8.4%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 82.4%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.4% worked from home.

Drive alone82.4% ±5.0 pp

Carpool8.1% ±4.1 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±1.1 pp

Work from home8.4% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 2,989 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,989 workers age 16+, including 2,739 workers with reported travel time and 250 home workers.

Population estimate6,674± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,989± 271 MOE

Workers with travel time2,739± 274 MOE

Estimated home workers250± 105 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Tennessee commute records for Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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