ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51019122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Annandale, Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone56.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute29.0 min → 27.3 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 19.7%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 4.8%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 56.7%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool14.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.6 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 21,825 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,705± 1,493 MOE
Workers age 16+21,825± 1,102 MOE
Workers with travel time17,535± 1,157 MOE
Estimated home workers4,290± 508 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.