ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51489522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manassas, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.3%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 commute34.7 min → 32.1 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 68.8%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±2.5 pp
Carpool13.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 22,181 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,976± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,181± 579 MOE
Workers with travel time19,413± 681 MOE
Estimated home workers2,768± 386 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.