ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51745922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springfield, Virginia

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone58.4%±3.4 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 commute30.2 min → 29.1 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 17.9%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit8.0% → 7.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 58.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.4% ±3.4 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit7.3% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 14,829 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% 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 estimate31,154± 1,847 MOE
Workers age 16+14,829± 1,037 MOE
Workers with travel time12,170± 995 MOE
Estimated home workers2,659± 369 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.