What is the average commute in Northampton County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Northampton County, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northampton County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Northampton County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.3 min one way; 10.1% worked from home, 71.7% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home10.1%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone71.7%±4.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.3%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 Northampton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.3 min → 25.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 10.1%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 71.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Northampton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.7%; 0.5% used public transit and 10.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.7% ±4.8 pp

Carpool13.4% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp

Walk2.9% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home10.1% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,059 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Northampton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

57^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Northampton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,059 workers age 16+, including 4,549 workers with reported travel time and 510 home workers.

Population estimate12,059± — MOE

Workers age 16+5,059± 307 MOE

Workers with travel time4,549± 310 MOE

Estimated home workers510± 184 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 Northampton 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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