ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51459572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Linton Hall, Virginia

Mean one-way trip38.1 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home26.0%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.1%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 commute41.6 min → 38.1 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.3% → 26.0%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 3.0%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 63.5%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit3.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home26.0% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 21,423 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 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,876± 2,094 MOE
Workers age 16+21,423± 1,122 MOE
Workers with travel time15,843± 990 MOE
Estimated home workers5,580± 740 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.