ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 516602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute16.5 min → 17.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.1%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.8%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 67.9%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 23,876 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% 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.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,392± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,876± 794 MOE
Workers with travel time21,696± 828 MOE
Estimated home workers2,180± 336 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.