ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51584722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakton, Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute33.9 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

74thMean commute percentile

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

98thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

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

64th60+ 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 the shares

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.