What is the average commute in Grayson County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 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 510772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grayson County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Grayson County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.1 min one way; 5.2% worked from home, 79.2% drove alone, and 10.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±3.0 min MOE

Worked from home5.2%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone79.2%±4.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.0%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 Grayson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.5 min → 28.1 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.2%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 79.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Grayson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.2%; 0.5% used public transit and 5.2% worked from home.

Drive alone79.2% ±4.0 pp

Carpool11.2% ±3.0 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp

Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home5.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 5,782 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Grayson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

72^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

27^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Grayson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,782 workers age 16+, including 5,483 workers with reported travel time and 299 home workers.

Population estimate15,287± — MOE

Workers age 16+5,782± 347 MOE

Workers with travel time5,483± 338 MOE

Estimated home workers299± 107 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 Grayson 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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