ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51239842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dunn Loring, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home34.7%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone55.4%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute27.6 min → 26.5 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.2% → 34.7%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 4.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 55.4%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.4% ±2.1 pp
Carpool4.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit4.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home34.7% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 4,626 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

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

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,957± 770 MOE
Workers age 16+4,626± 489 MOE
Workers with travel time3,020± 322 MOE
Estimated home workers1,606± 373 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.