ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greene County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute32.4 min → 32.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 17.5%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 69.5%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.5% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 10,821 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,155± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,821± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time8,929± 555 MOE
Estimated home workers1,892± 379 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.