ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 510892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Virginia

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.3 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 83.1% drove alone, and 7.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 Henry County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.6 min → 25.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 8.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 83.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Henry County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.1%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone83.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 20,025 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Henry County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Henry County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,025 workers age 16+, including 18,408 workers with reported travel time and 1,617 home workers.

Population estimate49,980± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,025± 797 MOE
Workers with travel time18,408± 827 MOE
Estimated home workers1,617± 304 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.