ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51099522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broadlands, Virginia

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home39.5%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone52.4%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 → 24.0 min▼ 6.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 39.5%▲ 16.5 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 0.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.1% → 52.4%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.4% ±5.0 pp
Carpool4.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home39.5% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 7,659 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,353± 1,235 MOE
Workers age 16+7,659± 739 MOE
Workers with travel time4,630± 567 MOE
Estimated home workers3,029± 459 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.