ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tazewell County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute25.1 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 7.0%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.1% → 81.4%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 13,970 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,624± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,970± 585 MOE
Workers with travel time12,995± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers975± 258 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.