What is the average commute in Floyd County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 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 510632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Floyd County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Floyd County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.3 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 75.1% drove alone, and 14.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±3.0 pp MOE

Drove alone75.1%±4.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.1%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 Floyd County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.5 min → 30.3 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 11.7%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 75.1%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Floyd County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.1%; 0.1% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone75.1% ±4.1 pp

Carpool10.7% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.9% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home11.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 7,514 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Floyd County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48^thTransit percentile

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

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Floyd County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,514 workers age 16+, including 6,633 workers with reported travel time and 881 home workers.

Population estimate15,593± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,514± 383 MOE

Workers with travel time6,633± 374 MOE

Estimated home workers881± 229 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 Floyd 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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