What is the average commute in James City County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 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 510952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

James City County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for James City County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.6 min one way; 17.4% worked from home, 72.4% drove alone, and 9.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home17.4%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone72.4%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.0%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 James City County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.8 min → 26.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 17.4%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.5%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 72.4%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How James City County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.4%; 1.5% used public transit and 17.4% worked from home.

Drive alone72.4% ±1.9 pp

Carpool6.5% ±1.7 pp

Public transit1.5% ±0.6 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp

Work from home17.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 36,334 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How James City County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 68th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

68^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind James City County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 36,334 workers age 16+, including 30,029 workers with reported travel time and 6,305 home workers.

Population estimate81,013± — MOE

Workers age 16+36,334± 883 MOE

Workers with travel time30,029± 1,043 MOE

Estimated home workers6,305± 745 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 James City 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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