What is the average commute in Mathews County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mathews County, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 511152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mathews County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Mathews County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 17.6% worked from home, 71.6% drove alone, and 19.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±5.5 min MOE

Worked from home17.6%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone71.6%±5.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.7%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 Mathews County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -8.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.7 min → 30.7 min▼ 8.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 17.6%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 71.6%▼ 13.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mathews County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.6%; 1.2% used public transit and 17.6% worked from home.

Drive alone71.6% ±5.9 pp

Carpool6.1% ±3.1 pp

Public transit1.2% ±1.7 pp

Walk2.6% ±1.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home17.6% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,379 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mathews County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mathews County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,379 workers age 16+, including 2,785 workers with reported travel time and 594 home workers.

Population estimate8,540± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,379± 285 MOE

Workers with travel time2,785± 308 MOE

Estimated home workers594± 148 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 Mathews 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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