ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51393042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hybla Valley, Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone57.4%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute32.7 min → 31.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 13.4%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit11.4% → 8.8%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.6% → 57.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.4% ±4.0 pp
Carpool13.4% ±5.4 pp
Public transit8.8% ±4.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.4% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 7,890 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% 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.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,257± 2,427 MOE
Workers age 16+7,890± 970 MOE
Workers with travel time6,829± 966 MOE
Estimated home workers1,061± 320 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.