What is the average commute in Buena Vista city, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Buena Vista city, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 515302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buena Vista city, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Buena Vista city, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.4 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 76.6% drove alone, and 4.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±3.5 min MOE

Worked from home8.1%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone76.6%±6.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.1%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 Buena Vista city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.4 min → 17.4 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 8.1%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 76.6%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Buena Vista city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.6%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.6% ±6.0 pp

Carpool10.0% ±4.9 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk5.3% ±3.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home8.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,769 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Buena Vista city compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 14th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

14^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Buena Vista city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,769 workers age 16+, including 2,546 workers with reported travel time and 223 home workers.

Population estimate6,593± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,769± 292 MOE

Workers with travel time2,546± 282 MOE

Estimated home workers223± 115 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 Buena Vista city

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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