What is the average commute in Springfield CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Springfield CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51745922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springfield, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Springfield CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.1 min one way; 17.9% worked from home, 58.4% drove alone, and 8.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Springfield CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.9 percentage points.

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 Springfield CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.4%; 7.3% used public transit and 17.9% worked from home.

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

How Springfield CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

72^thMean commute percentile

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

67^thWork-from-home percentile

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

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64^th60+ 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 Springfield CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,829 workers age 16+, including 12,170 workers with reported travel time and 2,659 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Springfield CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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