ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51812802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vinton, Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute23.3 min → 25.9 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 13.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 79.3%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.7% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,910 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,056± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+3,910± 423 MOE
Workers with travel time3,375± 370 MOE
Estimated home workers535± 210 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.