What is the average commute in Prince William County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.8 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 511532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prince William County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Prince William County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.4 min one way; 19.1% worked from home, 65.7% drove alone, and 18.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±0.8 min MOE

Worked from home19.1%±0.8 pp MOE

Drove alone65.7%±1.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.2%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 Prince William County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute39.2 min → 36.4 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 19.1%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 2.5%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 65.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Prince William County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.7%; 2.5% used public transit and 19.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.7% ±1.0 pp

Carpool9.5% ±0.6 pp

Public transit2.5% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.3% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.0 pp

Work from home19.1% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 252,390 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Prince William County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Prince William County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 252,390 workers age 16+, including 204,227 workers with reported travel time and 48,163 home workers.

Population estimate488,880± — MOE

Workers age 16+252,390± 2,086 MOE

Workers with travel time204,227± 2,739 MOE

Estimated home workers48,163± 2,059 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 Prince William 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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