ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wise County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute22.2 min → 24.6 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 10.7%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 77.3%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 12,415 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.

52thMean commute percentile

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

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,448± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,415± 694 MOE
Workers with travel time11,092± 682 MOE
Estimated home workers1,323± 265 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.