ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51450082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leesylvania, Virginia

Mean one-way trip39.7 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.7%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 commute39.8 min → 39.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 17.6%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit8.5% → 3.5%▼ 4.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.9% → 67.9%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.5% ±2.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.6% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 12,416 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% 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.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,632± 1,697 MOE
Workers age 16+12,416± 928 MOE
Workers with travel time10,226± 884 MOE
Estimated home workers2,190± 551 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.