What is the average commute in Henrico County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 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 510872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henrico County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Henrico County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.6 min one way; 22.3% worked from home, 67.3% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±0.7 min MOE

Worked from home22.3%±1.0 pp MOE

Drove alone67.3%±1.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.0%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 Henrico County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.5 min → 22.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 22.3%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 67.3%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Henrico County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.3%; 0.9% used public transit and 22.3% worked from home.

Drive alone67.3% ±1.2 pp

Carpool7.3% ±0.7 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.1 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home22.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 175,223 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Henrico County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

37^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Henrico County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 175,223 workers age 16+, including 136,087 workers with reported travel time and 39,136 home workers.

Population estimate335,744± — MOE

Workers age 16+175,223± 1,688 MOE

Workers with travel time136,087± 2,315 MOE

Estimated home workers39,136± 1,832 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 Henrico 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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