ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute24.9 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 82.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 23,270 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,926± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,270± 654 MOE
Workers with travel time21,287± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers1,983± 344 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.