ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51472962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lowes Island, Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home36.3%±7.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.0%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute35.4 min → 31.4 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.7% → 36.3%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 2.7%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 55.0%▼ 12.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.0% ±5.0 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home36.3% ±7.6 pp

Each share uses 6,299 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% 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.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,018± 1,154 MOE
Workers age 16+6,299± 695 MOE
Workers with travel time4,011± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers2,288± 540 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.