ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prince George County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone64.4%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute25.8 min → 23.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 10.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.8%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 64.4%▼ 17.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.4% ±3.3 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk16.5% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 21,142 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,146± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,142± 646 MOE
Workers with travel time18,983± 799 MOE
Estimated home workers2,159± 470 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.