ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 517502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Radford city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.8%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 commute18.2 min → 18.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 5.3%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 78.1%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk9.9% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 8,128 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,726± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,128± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time7,701± 580 MOE
Estimated home workers427± 122 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.