ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Culpeper County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.4%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 commute37.1 min → 35.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 11.3%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 73.2%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 25,843 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,397± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,843± 675 MOE
Workers with travel time22,913± 764 MOE
Estimated home workers2,930± 500 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.