ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51325922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenbriar, Virginia

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home24.0%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute32.8 min → 29.5 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 24.0%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 8.5%▲ 6.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 61.0%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±7.7 pp
Carpool5.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit8.5% ±4.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.0% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 4,213 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.

75thMean commute percentile

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

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,243± 675 MOE
Workers age 16+4,213± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time3,201± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers1,012± 254 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.