ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Southampton County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute32.1 min → 33.1 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 5.4%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 79.1%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,867 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,964± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,867± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time7,440± 360 MOE
Estimated home workers427± 133 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.