ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middlesex County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip34.0 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute29.3 min → 34.0 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 22.7%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 71.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home22.7% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 4,422 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,847± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,422± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time3,419± 290 MOE
Estimated home workers1,003± 254 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.