ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calhoun County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip39.8 min±11.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone90.7%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.3%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 commute36.8 min → 39.8 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.2% → 2.1%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 90.7%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.7% ±7.2 pp
Carpool2.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.7% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.6 pp
Work from home2.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 1,782 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,048± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,782± 268 MOE
Workers with travel time1,745± 263 MOE
Estimated home workers37± 28 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.