ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone86.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute30.3 min → 29.0 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 86.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 7,760 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% 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.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,479± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,760± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time7,311± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers449± 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.