ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.7 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.0%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 commute37.9 min → 37.7 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.3%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 69.3%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±1.6 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home16.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 72,773 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate146,603± — MOE
Workers age 16+72,773± 1,153 MOE
Workers with travel time60,875± 1,421 MOE
Estimated home workers11,898± 979 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.