ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51151762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherry Hill, Virginia

Mean one-way trip41.4 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home18.7%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.1%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 commute43.5 min → 41.4 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 18.7%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 3.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 62.1%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±4.9 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.7% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 13,706 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,044± 1,522 MOE
Workers age 16+13,706± 958 MOE
Workers with travel time11,142± 977 MOE
Estimated home workers2,564± 550 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.