ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51873122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodbridge, Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute37.5 min → 35.0 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 13.0%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.1%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 66.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool13.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 23,502 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,945± 2,691 MOE
Workers age 16+23,502± 1,727 MOE
Workers with travel time20,454± 1,417 MOE
Estimated home workers3,048± 680 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.