ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 516852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manassas Park city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute41.5 min → 37.0 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit6.5% → 3.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 71.6%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±4.4 pp
Carpool12.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit3.7% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.0% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 9,315 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% 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.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,798± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,315± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time8,292± 405 MOE
Estimated home workers1,023± 308 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.