What is the average commute in Mount Vernon CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mount Vernon CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 51541442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Vernon, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Mount Vernon CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 29.4% worked from home, 56.6% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±5.1 min MOE

Worked from home29.4%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone56.6%±3.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.4%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 Mount Vernon CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.8 min → 31.1 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 29.4%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 3.0%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.7% → 56.6%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mount Vernon CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.6%; 3.0% used public transit and 29.4% worked from home.

Drive alone56.6% ±3.0 pp

Carpool7.7% ±2.6 pp

Public transit3.0% ±2.0 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home29.4% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 6,952 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mount Vernon CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mount Vernon CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,952 workers age 16+, including 4,910 workers with reported travel time and 2,042 home workers.

Population estimate13,122± 1,088 MOE

Workers age 16+6,952± 536 MOE

Workers with travel time4,910± 516 MOE

Estimated home workers2,042± 295 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 Mount Vernon 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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