What is the average commute in Powhatan County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 23.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 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 511452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Powhatan County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Powhatan County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.6 min one way; 23.1% worked from home, 69.1% drove alone, and 10.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±3.5 min MOE

Worked from home23.1%±3.4 pp MOE

Drove alone69.1%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.7%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 Powhatan County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.8 min → 32.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 23.1%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 69.1%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Powhatan County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.1%; 0.2% used public transit and 23.1% worked from home.

Drive alone69.1% ±4.4 pp

Carpool6.3% ±1.6 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home23.1% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 15,728 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Powhatan County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

58^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Powhatan County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,728 workers age 16+, including 12,089 workers with reported travel time and 3,639 home workers.

Population estimate31,555± — MOE

Workers age 16+15,728± 685 MOE

Workers with travel time12,089± 820 MOE

Estimated home workers3,639± 559 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 Powhatan 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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