ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greensville County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.7%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute23.1 min → 28.6 min▲ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 3.9%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 84.7%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.7% ±5.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,749 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,275± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,749± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time3,604± 347 MOE
Estimated home workers145± 119 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.