ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51324962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Great Falls, Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home44.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone47.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute36.0 min → 33.5 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.4% → 44.2%▲ 14.8 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.8% → 47.8%▼ 13.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home44.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 7,070 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,228± 901 MOE
Workers age 16+7,070± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time3,945± 359 MOE
Estimated home workers3,125± 411 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.