ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockingham County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute21.9 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 9.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 77.7%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 41,950 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate85,600± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,950± 910 MOE
Workers with travel time38,087± 944 MOE
Estimated home workers3,863± 495 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.