ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51799502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tysons, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home34.2%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone49.6%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute27.5 min → 26.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.8% → 34.2%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit8.1% → 4.4%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.5% → 49.6%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.6% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit4.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 17,313 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 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

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

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,936± 1,835 MOE
Workers age 16+17,313± 1,169 MOE
Workers with travel time11,393± 844 MOE
Estimated home workers5,920± 850 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.