What is the average commute in Clarke County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Clarke County, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 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 510432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarke County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Clarke County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.2 min one way; 21.4% worked from home, 68.7% drove alone, and 15.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Clarke County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.5 percentage points.

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 Clarke County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.7%; 0.1% used public transit and 21.4% worked from home.

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

How Clarke County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

88^thMean commute percentile

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

99^thWork-from-home percentile

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

52^thTransit percentile

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

88^th60+ 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 Clarke County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,294 workers age 16+, including 5,736 workers with reported travel time and 1,558 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Clarke County

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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