What is the average commute in Louisa County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 35.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, 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 511092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Louisa County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Louisa County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.7 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 76.1% drove alone, and 15.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone76.1%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.7%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 Louisa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.3 min → 35.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 11.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 76.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Louisa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.1%; 0.3% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone76.1% ±2.7 pp

Carpool10.4% ±2.0 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home11.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 19,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Louisa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Louisa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,208 workers age 16+, including 16,960 workers with reported travel time and 2,248 home workers.

Population estimate39,980± — MOE

Workers age 16+19,208± 628 MOE

Workers with travel time16,960± 610 MOE

Estimated home workers2,248± 397 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 Louisa 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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