ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TN · GEOID 47802002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White House, Tennessee

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.7 min one way; 14.9% worked from home, 72.8% drove alone, and 12.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 White House city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.1 min → 34.7 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 14.9%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 72.8%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How White House city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 14.9% worked from home.

Drive alone72.8% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.9% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 7,984 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How White House city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind White House city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,984 workers age 16+, including 6,797 workers with reported travel time and 1,187 home workers.

Population estimate14,631± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+7,984± 574 MOE
Workers with travel time6,797± 568 MOE
Estimated home workers1,187± 245 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 White House city

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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