What is the average commute in West Springfield CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 26.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 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 51849762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Springfield, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for West Springfield CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.2 min one way; 26.1% worked from home, 54.7% drove alone, and 10.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±5.9 min MOE

Worked from home26.1%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone54.7%±3.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.4%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 West Springfield CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.4 min → 32.2 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 26.1%▲ 13.1 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 7.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 54.7%▼ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Springfield CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.7%; 7.8% used public transit and 26.1% worked from home.

Drive alone54.7% ±3.0 pp

Carpool9.1% ±3.1 pp

Public transit7.8% ±2.1 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home26.1% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 11,902 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Springfield CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Springfield CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,902 workers age 16+, including 8,793 workers with reported travel time and 3,109 home workers.

Population estimate22,532± 1,026 MOE

Workers age 16+11,902± 713 MOE

Workers with travel time8,793± 720 MOE

Estimated home workers3,109± 429 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 West Springfield CDP

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

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