What is the average commute in Lynchburg city, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 16.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lynchburg city, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 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 516802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lynchburg city, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Lynchburg city, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.8 min one way; 13.9% worked from home, 68.3% drove alone, and 4.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±1.0 min MOE

Worked from home13.9%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone68.3%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.1%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 Lynchburg city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.0 min → 16.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 13.9%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 68.3%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lynchburg city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.3%; 2.2% used public transit and 13.9% worked from home.

Drive alone68.3% ±2.3 pp

Carpool7.1% ±1.2 pp

Public transit2.2% ±0.7 pp

Walk5.1% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home13.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 35,735 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lynchburg city compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 4th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

4^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lynchburg city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 35,735 workers age 16+, including 30,785 workers with reported travel time and 4,950 home workers.

Population estimate79,497± — MOE

Workers age 16+35,735± 988 MOE

Workers with travel time30,785± 1,038 MOE

Estimated home workers4,950± 575 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 Lynchburg city

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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