ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Loudoun County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home31.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone57.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute33.1 min → 30.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 31.2%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 57.5%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.5 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home31.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 234,211 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate432,998± — MOE
Workers age 16+234,211± 1,884 MOE
Workers with travel time161,201± 2,439 MOE
Estimated home workers73,010± 2,353 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.