ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51166082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Christiansburg, Virginia

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute18.9 min → 18.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 11.7%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 80.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±3.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 12,061 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,720± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+12,061± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time10,655± 520 MOE
Estimated home workers1,406± 336 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.