ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51760002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Strasburg, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute37.6 min → 26.2 min▼ 11.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.9%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 83.3%▲ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±6.8 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 3,284 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,214± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+3,284± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time3,058± 358 MOE
Estimated home workers226± 125 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.