ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47697402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Cleveland, Tennessee

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±12.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.6%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 commute22.8 min → 22.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.4%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 83.6%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±12.6 pp
Carpool7.3% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.4% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,345 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

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

44thTransit percentile

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

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,452± 1,084 MOE
Workers age 16+3,345± 663 MOE
Workers with travel time3,097± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers248± 133 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.