ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51306182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

George Mason, Virginia

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home30.0%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone41.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute25.6 min → 23.7 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 30.0%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 5.6%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.0% → 41.0%▼ 10.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone41.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit5.6% ±2.6 pp
Walk17.2% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home30.0% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 4,184 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,937± 570 MOE
Workers age 16+4,184± 460 MOE
Workers with travel time2,930± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers1,254± 312 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.