ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51440482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lansdowne, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home31.8%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone54.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute30.1 min → 26.9 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.0% → 31.8%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.5% → 54.4%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.2% ±2.3 pp
Walk4.6% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home31.8% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 6,630 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% 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.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,328± 913 MOE
Workers age 16+6,630± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time4,519± 445 MOE
Estimated home workers2,111± 339 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.