ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sussex County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone86.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute34.6 min → 36.4 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 8.5%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 86.7%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool3.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 4,205 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,765± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,205± 302 MOE
Workers with travel time3,846± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers359± 129 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.