ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buckingham County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip43.0 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 commute39.3 min → 43.0 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 80.8%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±3.9 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 6,145 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,976± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,145± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time5,658± 302 MOE
Estimated home workers487± 174 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.