What is the average commute in Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 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 51874102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.4 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 62.1% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.1%; 8.5% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

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

How Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 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.

54^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% 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.

82^th60+ 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 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County)'s commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,750 workers age 16+, including 10,282 workers with reported travel time and 1,468 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County)

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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