ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51033202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashburn, Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home30.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone60.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute30.5 min → 27.4 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 30.0%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.5% → 60.3%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home30.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 23,842 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,026± 2,203 MOE
Workers age 16+23,842± 1,308 MOE
Workers with travel time16,701± 1,120 MOE
Estimated home workers7,141± 764 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.