What is the average commute in Madison County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Madison 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 2.9 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 511132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Madison County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.0 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 75.0% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone75.0%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.4%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 Madison County'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 -1.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.7 min → 29.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 11.7%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 75.0%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Madison County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.0%; 0.7% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone75.0% ±3.5 pp

Carpool8.0% ±2.8 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp

Walk2.2% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home11.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,689 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Madison County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Madison County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,689 workers age 16+, including 5,904 workers with reported travel time and 785 home workers.

Population estimate14,044± — MOE

Workers age 16+6,689± 380 MOE

Workers with travel time5,904± 389 MOE

Estimated home workers785± 198 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 Madison 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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