What is the average commute in Waynesboro city, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Waynesboro city, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · VA · GEOID 518202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waynesboro city, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Waynesboro city, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.4 min one way; 10.3% worked from home, 75.3% drove alone, and 2.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home10.3%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone75.3%±3.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.0%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 Waynesboro city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.5 min → 21.4 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 75.3%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Waynesboro city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.3% worked from home.

Drive alone75.3% ±3.4 pp

Carpool9.7% ±3.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.6% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp

Work from home10.3% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 11,010 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Waynesboro city compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

33^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78^thWork-from-home percentile

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

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Waynesboro city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,010 workers age 16+, including 9,876 workers with reported travel time and 1,134 home workers.

Population estimate22,841± — MOE

Workers age 16+11,010± 576 MOE

Workers with travel time9,876± 633 MOE

Estimated home workers1,134± 257 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Waynesboro city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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