ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Patrick County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute32.0 min → 31.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 12.9%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 73.5%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±4.4 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,306 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

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

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,512± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,306± 377 MOE
Workers with travel time6,364± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers942± 239 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.