ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51112302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±10.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute34.6 min → 32.1 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 12.7%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 66.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±10.4 pp
Carpool17.8% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 9,749 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,859± 1,568 MOE
Workers age 16+9,749± 1,076 MOE
Workers with travel time8,515± 898 MOE
Estimated home workers1,234± 453 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.