ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51147442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chantilly, Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone59.3%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute32.0 min → 27.8 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.8% → 24.2%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit4.9% → 1.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.9% → 59.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.3% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.9 pp
Work from home24.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 12,888 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,036± 1,426 MOE
Workers age 16+12,888± 966 MOE
Workers with travel time9,773± 903 MOE
Estimated home workers3,115± 431 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.