ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 515902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Danville city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute19.0 min → 20.3 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 8.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 75.4%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±2.9 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.5 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 16,449 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,214± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,449± 696 MOE
Workers with travel time15,000± 717 MOE
Estimated home workers1,449± 351 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.