What is the average commute in Portsmouth city, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Portsmouth city, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 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 517402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Portsmouth city, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Portsmouth city, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.7 min one way; 8.7% worked from home, 71.1% drove alone, and 3.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.3 min MOE

Worked from home8.7%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone71.1%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.8%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 Portsmouth city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.9 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.7%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 71.1%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Portsmouth city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.1%; 1.6% used public transit and 8.7% worked from home.

Drive alone71.1% ±2.1 pp

Carpool12.3% ±1.8 pp

Public transit1.6% ±0.7 pp

Walk3.2% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp

Work from home8.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 45,445 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Portsmouth city compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 43th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

43^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Portsmouth city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 45,445 workers age 16+, including 41,486 workers with reported travel time and 3,959 home workers.

Population estimate97,190± — MOE

Workers age 16+45,445± 1,111 MOE

Workers with travel time41,486± 1,167 MOE

Estimated home workers3,959± 567 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 Portsmouth city

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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