ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 516302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fredericksburg city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute29.5 min → 31.9 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 16.9%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 1.6%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 65.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.3% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk4.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,806 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.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,873± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,806± 645 MOE
Workers with travel time12,301± 649 MOE
Estimated home workers2,505± 405 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.