ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51688802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home28.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone55.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 → 33.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 28.1%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit11.8% → 7.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.7% → 55.2%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit7.0% ±4.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home28.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 11,150 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

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

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,066± 1,258 MOE
Workers age 16+11,150± 747 MOE
Workers with travel time8,012± 703 MOE
Estimated home workers3,138± 390 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.