ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51541442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Vernon, Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

81thMean commute percentile

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

94thWork-from-home percentile

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

85thTransit percentile

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

80th60+ 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 the shares

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.