ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lunenburg County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.6 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute32.6 min → 35.6 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 5.2%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 3.4%▲ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 79.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±4.2 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.3 pp
Public transit3.4% ±2.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 4,334 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% 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 estimate12,016± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,334± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time4,109± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers225± 84 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.