ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Appomattox County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute25.3 min → 26.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 10.3%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 81.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.3% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,619 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,610± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,619± 335 MOE
Workers with travel time6,838± 400 MOE
Estimated home workers781± 195 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.