ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

King William County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 commute38.2 min → 36.4 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 10.9%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 79.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 9,698 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,593± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,698± 366 MOE
Workers with travel time8,639± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers1,059± 243 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.