What is the average commute in Bedford County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 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 510192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bedford County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Bedford County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.5 min one way; 12.7% worked from home, 78.3% drove alone, and 6.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home12.7%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone78.3%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.5%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 Bedford County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.4 min → 26.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 12.7%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 78.3%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bedford County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.7% worked from home.

Drive alone78.3% ±2.3 pp

Carpool7.2% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home12.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 36,854 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bedford County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 67th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

67^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bedford County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 36,854 workers age 16+, including 32,156 workers with reported travel time and 4,698 home workers.

Population estimate80,894± — MOE

Workers age 16+36,854± 1,008 MOE

Workers with travel time32,156± 1,037 MOE

Estimated home workers4,698± 517 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 Bedford 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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