ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 518302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williamsburg city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone57.4%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute18.7 min → 19.5 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 18.1%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.2% → 57.4%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.4% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk11.8% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.1 pp
Work from home18.1% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 6,408 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,798± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,408± 388 MOE
Workers with travel time5,246± 358 MOE
Estimated home workers1,162± 284 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.