ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Page County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 commute33.6 min → 34.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.8%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 76.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool15.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 10,302 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,727± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,302± 533 MOE
Workers with travel time9,709± 499 MOE
Estimated home workers593± 204 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.