ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orange County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 commute38.6 min → 37.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 14.0%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 73.8%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.0% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 17,757 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,822± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,757± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time15,266± 604 MOE
Estimated home workers2,491± 430 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.