ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 518402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winchester city, Virginia

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute23.0 min → 19.6 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 14.0%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 71.5%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 13,356 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,913± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,356± 602 MOE
Workers with travel time11,487± 634 MOE
Estimated home workers1,869± 381 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.