What is the average commute in Groveton CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 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 51335842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Groveton, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Groveton CDP, Virginia
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.8 min one way; 24.9% worked from home, 57.9% drove alone, and 7.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±5.0 min MOE

Worked from home24.9%±4.5 pp MOE

Drove alone57.9%±4.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.3%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 Groveton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.2 min → 32.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 24.9%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit10.9% → 7.5%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.8% → 57.9%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Groveton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 57.9%; 7.5% used public transit and 24.9% worked from home.

Drive alone57.9% ±4.0 pp

Carpool7.4% ±3.7 pp

Public transit7.5% ±2.8 pp

Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle1.0% ±0.8 pp

Work from home24.9% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 6,872 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Groveton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

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

55^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Groveton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,872 workers age 16+, including 5,164 workers with reported travel time and 1,708 home workers.

Population estimate13,931± 888 MOE

Workers age 16+6,872± 490 MOE

Workers with travel time5,164± 494 MOE

Estimated home workers1,708± 331 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 Groveton 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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