ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51749162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stafford Courthouse, Virginia

Mean one-way trip37.3 min±14.2 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±12.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.1%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 commute37.0 min → 37.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.3% → 21.3%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.4%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 69.6%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±12.3 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home21.3% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 2,468 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,839± 976 MOE
Workers age 16+2,468± 500 MOE
Workers with travel time1,943± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers525± 201 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.