ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51741202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Run, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±9.6 min MOE
Worked from home33.0%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone59.6%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute37.1 min → 32.9 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.0% → 33.0%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 5.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.3% → 59.6%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.6% ±5.3 pp
Carpool2.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit5.0% ±4.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home33.0% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 2,797 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,600± 1,149 MOE
Workers age 16+2,797± 505 MOE
Workers with travel time1,874± 377 MOE
Estimated home workers923± 255 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.