ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47515602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute27.4 min → 26.7 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 16.2%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 71.6%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 87,875 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate161,445± 77 MOE
Workers age 16+87,875± 1,822 MOE
Workers with travel time73,614± 1,909 MOE
Estimated home workers14,261± 1,325 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.