ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fluvanna County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute32.7 min → 32.0 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 16.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 69.0%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 13,326 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% 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.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,092± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,326± 550 MOE
Workers with travel time11,126± 607 MOE
Estimated home workers2,200± 331 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.