ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51444302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laurel Hill, Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±8.6 min MOE
Worked from home36.9%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone51.6%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute35.3 min → 31.0 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 36.9%▲ 22.2 pp

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

Public transit13.1% → 3.6%▼ 9.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.2% → 51.6%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.6% ±7.1 pp
Carpool4.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit3.6% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home36.9% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,367 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

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

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,450± 1,018 MOE
Workers age 16+4,367± 586 MOE
Workers with travel time2,757± 519 MOE
Estimated home workers1,610± 294 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.