ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stafford County, Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

98thMean commute percentile

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

93thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% 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 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.