ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute18.1 min → 18.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 14.0%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 3.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 68.2%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit3.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk5.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 46,406 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,101± — MOE
Workers age 16+46,406± 933 MOE
Workers with travel time39,929± 1,036 MOE
Estimated home workers6,477± 687 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.