What is the average commute in Franklin County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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 510672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Franklin County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.2 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 77.5% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone77.5%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.8%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 Franklin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.0 min → 30.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 12.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 77.5%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Franklin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone77.5% ±1.8 pp

Carpool7.7% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 24,128 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Franklin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Franklin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,128 workers age 16+, including 21,122 workers with reported travel time and 3,006 home workers.

Population estimate55,130± — MOE

Workers age 16+24,128± 708 MOE

Workers with travel time21,122± 713 MOE

Estimated home workers3,006± 413 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 Franklin 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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