ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51795602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tuckahoe, Virginia

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home25.2%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute20.9 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 25.2%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 66.1%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home25.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 23,856 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,183± 1,823 MOE
Workers age 16+23,856± 1,153 MOE
Workers with travel time17,837± 1,037 MOE
Estimated home workers6,019± 868 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.