What is the average commute in Lowes Island CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lowes Island CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51472962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lowes Island, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Lowes Island CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.4 min one way; 36.3% worked from home, 55.0% drove alone, and 14.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Lowes Island CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.6 percentage points.

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 Lowes Island CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 55.0%; 2.7% used public transit and 36.3% worked from home.

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

How Lowes Island CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^thTransit percentile

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

86^th60+ 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 Lowes Island CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,299 workers age 16+, including 4,011 workers with reported travel time and 2,288 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Lowes Island CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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