What is the average commute in Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51112242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.8 min one way; 32.4% worked from home, 61.7% drove alone, and 16.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±10.9 min MOE

Worked from home32.4%±7.3 pp MOE

Drove alone61.7%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.5%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 Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.5 min → 33.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.0% → 32.4%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 61.7%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County) residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.7%; 0.9% used public transit and 32.4% worked from home.

Drive alone61.7% ±5.5 pp

Carpool4.3% ±2.0 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home32.4% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 4,158 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County) compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

90^thMean commute percentile

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

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County)'s commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,158 workers age 16+, including 2,811 workers with reported travel time and 1,347 home workers.

Population estimate7,823± 1,000 MOE

Workers age 16+4,158± 600 MOE

Workers with travel time2,811± 445 MOE

Estimated home workers1,347± 360 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County)

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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