ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51810722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vienna, Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home35.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone46.3%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute28.8 min → 26.3 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.1% → 35.4%▲ 14.3 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.4%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 46.3%▼ 15.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone46.3% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.9 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.8 pp
Work from home35.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 8,348 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,412± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+8,348± 375 MOE
Workers with travel time5,389± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers2,959± 274 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.