ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Kent County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±3.4 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute32.2 min → 33.2 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 17.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 76.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 12,795 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% 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 the shares

Population estimate25,105± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,795± 553 MOE
Workers with travel time10,507± 588 MOE
Estimated home workers2,288± 415 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.