ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 515502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesapeake city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute26.1 min → 25.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 13.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 75.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.1% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 124,399 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate252,583± — MOE
Workers age 16+124,399± 1,686 MOE
Workers with travel time108,129± 1,879 MOE
Estimated home workers16,270± 1,223 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.