ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cabell County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.9 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 8.7%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.7%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 75.8%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 40,567 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,739± — MOE
Workers age 16+40,567± 1,004 MOE
Workers with travel time37,053± 1,043 MOE
Estimated home workers3,514± 437 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.