ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westmoreland County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip42.7 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.9%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 commute40.4 min → 42.7 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 13.4%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 75.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.4% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 7,503 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,826± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,503± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time6,499± 496 MOE
Estimated home workers1,004± 232 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.