ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51702562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sandston, Virginia

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute23.6 min → 24.5 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 12.1%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 75.9%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±4.6 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,159 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,399± 950 MOE
Workers age 16+4,159± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time3,655± 551 MOE
Estimated home workers504± 217 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.