What is the average commute in Manassas city, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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 516832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manassas city, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Manassas city, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.1 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 68.8% drove alone, and 15.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone68.8%±2.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.3%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 Manassas city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.7 min → 32.1 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 68.8%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Manassas city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.8%; 2.2% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone68.8% ±2.5 pp

Carpool13.2% ±2.6 pp

Public transit2.2% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 22,181 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Manassas city compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

92^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% 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.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Manassas city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,181 workers age 16+, including 19,413 workers with reported travel time and 2,768 home workers.

Population estimate42,976± — MOE

Workers age 16+22,181± 579 MOE

Workers with travel time19,413± 681 MOE

Estimated home workers2,768± 386 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 Manassas 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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