ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51107762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buckhall, Virginia

Mean one-way trip39.3 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home26.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone61.5%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.4%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 commute42.2 min → 39.3 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.0% → 26.0%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 4.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.4% → 61.5%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.5% ±5.0 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit4.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 11,181 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

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

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,602± 1,331 MOE
Workers age 16+11,181± 708 MOE
Workers with travel time8,276± 712 MOE
Estimated home workers2,905± 361 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.