What is the average commute in Appomattox County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Appomattox County, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Appomattox County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Appomattox County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.7 min one way; 10.3% worked from home, 81.9% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Appomattox County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.3 percentage points.

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 Appomattox County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.9%; 0.4% used public transit and 10.3% worked from home.

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

How Appomattox County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65^thMean commute percentile

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

78^thWork-from-home percentile

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

77^thTransit percentile

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

33^th60+ 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 Appomattox County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,619 workers age 16+, including 6,838 workers with reported travel time and 781 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Appomattox County

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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