ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51261282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ettrick, Virginia

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute19.2 min → 20.7 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.5%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 2.7%▲ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 70.4%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±9.9 pp
Carpool2.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit2.7% ±2.9 pp
Walk11.6% ±4.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.5% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,533 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

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

16th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,910± 719 MOE
Workers age 16+2,533± 469 MOE
Workers with travel time2,241± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers292± 140 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.