ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51434322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Ridge, Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute40.8 min → 35.7 min▼ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 19.9%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 2.1%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 66.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 24,228 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,049± 1,890 MOE
Workers age 16+24,228± 1,254 MOE
Workers with travel time19,416± 1,237 MOE
Estimated home workers4,812± 636 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.