ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51449842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leesburg, Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute29.0 min → 25.3 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.9% → 27.7%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.9%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.7% → 63.5%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±2.5 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 27,857 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,171± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+27,857± 841 MOE
Workers with travel time20,128± 980 MOE
Estimated home workers7,729± 730 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.