ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockbridge County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute27.0 min → 26.6 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 10.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 77.3%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±3.9 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 10,132 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,531± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,132± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time9,084± 433 MOE
Estimated home workers1,048± 290 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.