ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47604802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Powell, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute24.7 min → 24.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 77.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±5.4 pp
Carpool9.2% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.3% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,163 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,739± 1,454 MOE
Workers age 16+7,163± 842 MOE
Workers with travel time6,280± 770 MOE
Estimated home workers883± 321 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.