ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Amelia County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip40.1 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.6%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 commute38.1 min → 40.1 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 12.7%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 76.2%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.7% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 5,875 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,462± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,875± 366 MOE
Workers with travel time5,126± 374 MOE
Estimated home workers749± 230 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.