ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51285282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Floris, Virginia

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home39.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone52.0%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute30.5 min → 28.9 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.2% → 39.7%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 2.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.2% → 52.0%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.0% ±5.4 pp
Carpool4.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home39.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 4,268 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,589± 656 MOE
Workers age 16+4,268± 415 MOE
Workers with travel time2,575± 366 MOE
Estimated home workers1,693± 299 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.