ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fauquier County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.4%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 commute38.7 min → 35.8 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 16.9%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 73.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 38,099 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.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate74,577± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,099± 716 MOE
Workers with travel time31,661± 838 MOE
Estimated home workers6,438± 564 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.