ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51752162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Staunton, Virginia

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute22.2 min → 20.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 8.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 75.7%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 11,816 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,948± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,816± 456 MOE
Workers with travel time10,774± 478 MOE
Estimated home workers1,042± 281 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.