ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carroll County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.9 min → 27.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 3.2%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 83.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±3.3 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 12,137 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,157± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,137± 685 MOE
Workers with travel time11,744± 698 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 129 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.