ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rappahannock County, Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

96thMean commute percentile

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

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ 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 the shares

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.