ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51467602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Long Branch, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home31.0%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone58.8%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute31.4 min → 26.6 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 31.0%▲ 16.6 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 0.9%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 58.8%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.8% ±6.4 pp
Carpool7.7% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home31.0% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 3,472 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% 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.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,034± 964 MOE
Workers age 16+3,472± 533 MOE
Workers with travel time2,395± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers1,077± 252 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.