What is the average commute in Rappahannock County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 35.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.0 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 511572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rappahannock County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Rappahannock County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.7 min one way; 17.2% worked from home, 70.9% drove alone, and 28.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±6.7 min MOE

Worked from home17.2%±6.0 pp MOE

Drove alone70.9%±6.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip28.4%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 Rappahannock County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.8 min → 35.7 min▼ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 17.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 70.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rappahannock County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.9%; 1.0% used public transit and 17.2% worked from home.

Drive alone70.9% ±6.4 pp

Carpool4.3% ±3.2 pp

Public transit1.0% ±0.9 pp

Walk5.3% ±3.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home17.2% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 3,346 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rappahannock County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

96^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rappahannock County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,346 workers age 16+, including 2,772 workers with reported travel time and 574 home workers.

Population estimate7,427± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,346± 242 MOE

Workers with travel time2,772± 284 MOE

Estimated home workers574± 204 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 Rappahannock 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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