ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mecklenburg County, Virginia

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 8.0% worked from home, 81.0% drove alone, and 9.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 Mecklenburg County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.9 min → 25.7 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.0%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 81.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mecklenburg County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 8.0% worked from home.

Drive alone81.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 12,720 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mecklenburg County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mecklenburg County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,720 workers age 16+, including 11,702 workers with reported travel time and 1,018 home workers.

Population estimate30,516± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,720± 540 MOE
Workers with travel time11,702± 549 MOE
Estimated home workers1,018± 200 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 Mecklenburg 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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