ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51059282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belle Haven, Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home26.2%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone56.1%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute35.8 min → 33.7 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 26.2%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 4.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 56.1%▼ 11.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.1% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.3% ±6.8 pp
Public transit4.6% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home26.2% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,603 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,570± 794 MOE
Workers age 16+3,603± 322 MOE
Workers with travel time2,659± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers944± 201 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.