ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47595602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pleasant View, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip34.9 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute33.4 min → 34.9 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 17.3%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 72.7%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±7.8 pp
Carpool7.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home17.3% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 2,821 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,276± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,821± 237 MOE
Workers with travel time2,334± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers487± 163 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.