What is the average commute in Gloucester Point CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 35.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Gloucester Point CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51316162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gloucester Point, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Gloucester Point CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.4 min one way; 10.1% worked from home, 85.9% drove alone, and 14.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip35.4 min±8.1 min MOE

Worked from home10.1%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone85.9%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.6%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 Gloucester Point CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.3 min → 35.4 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 10.1%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.5% → 85.9%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Gloucester Point CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 85.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.1% worked from home.

Drive alone85.9% ±5.8 pp

Carpool3.1% ±1.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home10.1% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 5,096 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Gloucester Point CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

93^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Gloucester Point CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,096 workers age 16+, including 4,582 workers with reported travel time and 514 home workers.

Population estimate11,109± 1,069 MOE

Workers age 16+5,096± 680 MOE

Workers with travel time4,582± 658 MOE

Estimated home workers514± 175 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Gloucester Point CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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