ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51090722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Braddock, Virginia

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±8.4 min MOE
Worked from home29.3%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone61.2%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute32.7 min → 29.0 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.6% → 29.3%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 4.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 61.2%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.2% ±8.4 pp
Carpool2.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit4.6% ±2.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home29.3% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 3,326 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% 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.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,536± 848 MOE
Workers age 16+3,326± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time2,352± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers974± 268 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.