ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.8%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 commute40.0 min → 37.8 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 12.4%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 72.7%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±1.5 pp
Carpool10.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 19,345 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 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,531± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,345± 692 MOE
Workers with travel time16,950± 590 MOE
Estimated home workers2,395± 425 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.