ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51575602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Springfield, Virginia

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±14.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute30.4 min → 30.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 20.8%▲ 13.1 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 2.4%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 62.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±14.3 pp
Carpool13.2% ±5.9 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.8% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 3,482 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,050± 1,026 MOE
Workers age 16+3,482± 637 MOE
Workers with travel time2,759± 651 MOE
Estimated home workers723± 246 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.