ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caroline County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.9%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 commute34.3 min → 37.2 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 73.4%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 16,189 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,098± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,189± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time14,324± 577 MOE
Estimated home workers1,865± 335 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.