ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarke County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute35.9 min → 32.2 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 21.4%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 68.7%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±5.1 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.4% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 7,294 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,216± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,294± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time5,736± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers1,558± 269 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.