ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nelson County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute31.7 min → 30.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 19.1%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.1% → 67.4%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±3.7 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 6,375 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

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

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,732± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,375± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time5,155± 381 MOE
Estimated home workers1,220± 273 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.