What is the average commute in Oakton CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 34.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 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 51584722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakton, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Oakton CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.4 min one way; 34.1% worked from home, 48.0% drove alone, and 8.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home34.1%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone48.0%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.4%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 Oakton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +14.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.9 min → 29.4 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.4% → 34.1%▲ 14.7 pp

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

Public transit12.1% → 7.8%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.5% → 48.0%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Oakton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 48.0%; 7.8% used public transit and 34.1% worked from home.

Drive alone48.0% ±3.5 pp

Carpool7.1% ±1.7 pp

Public transit7.8% ±1.7 pp

Walk1.4% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp

Work from home34.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 20,190 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Oakton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 74th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

74^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Oakton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,190 workers age 16+, including 13,296 workers with reported travel time and 6,894 home workers.

Population estimate36,528± 1,886 MOE

Workers age 16+20,190± 1,167 MOE

Workers with travel time13,296± 1,099 MOE

Estimated home workers6,894± 628 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 Oakton 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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