What is the average commute in University of Virginia CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 16.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in University of Virginia CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51801652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University of Virginia, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for University of Virginia CDP, Virginia
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.6 min one way; 19.7% worked from home, 29.2% drove alone, and 2.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.6 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home19.7%±8.5 pp MOE

Drove alone29.2%±5.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.1%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 University of Virginia CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute15.8 min → 16.6 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 19.7%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit14.6% → 9.3%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone24.9% → 29.2%▲ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How University of Virginia CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 29.2%; 9.3% used public transit and 19.7% worked from home.

Drive alone29.2% ±5.1 pp

Carpool11.2% ±6.8 pp

Public transit9.3% ±2.8 pp

Walk28.1% ±6.3 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home19.7% ±8.5 pp

Each share uses 2,583 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How University of Virginia CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 8th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

8^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind University of Virginia CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,583 workers age 16+, including 2,074 workers with reported travel time and 509 home workers.

Population estimate9,065± 476 MOE

Workers age 16+2,583± 334 MOE

Workers with travel time2,074± 286 MOE

Estimated home workers509± 229 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for University of Virginia CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All Virginia reports →