ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51112242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute32.5 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 residents usually get to work

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

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.

96thWork-from-home percentile

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

66thTransit percentile

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

90th60+ 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 the shares

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.