ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Giles County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home2.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute28.4 min → 28.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 2.5%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.4% → 82.4%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±4.6 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home2.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 7,429 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,557± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,429± 359 MOE
Workers with travel time7,241± 382 MOE
Estimated home workers188± 87 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.