What is the average commute in Stafford County, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Stafford County, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stafford County, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Stafford County, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.1 min one way; 20.0% worked from home, 65.8% drove alone, and 22.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home20.0%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone65.8%±2.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip22.8%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 Stafford County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute39.2 min → 36.1 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 20.0%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 2.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 65.8%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Stafford County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.8%; 2.1% used public transit and 20.0% worked from home.

Drive alone65.8% ±2.0 pp

Carpool9.7% ±1.2 pp

Public transit2.1% ±0.4 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp

Work from home20.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 82,545 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Stafford County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

91^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99^th60+ 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 Stafford County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 82,545 workers age 16+, including 66,049 workers with reported travel time and 16,496 home workers.

Population estimate163,466± — MOE

Workers age 16+82,545± 1,189 MOE

Workers with travel time66,049± 1,439 MOE

Estimated home workers16,496± 1,067 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Stafford County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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