ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51874102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute36.3 min → 32.4 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 12.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit11.7% → 8.5%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.4% → 62.1%▲ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±5.4 pp
Carpool15.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit8.5% ±3.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 11,750 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.

85thMean commute percentile

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

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

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

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,194± 1,614 MOE
Workers age 16+11,750± 1,255 MOE
Workers with travel time10,282± 1,201 MOE
Estimated home workers1,468± 393 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.