ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frederick County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute33.2 min → 32.4 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 12.3%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 76.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 46,236 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate95,008± — MOE
Workers age 16+46,236± 1,024 MOE
Workers with travel time40,526± 1,169 MOE
Estimated home workers5,710± 625 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.