ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip45.4 min±9.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.6%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 commute38.0 min → 45.4 min▲ 7.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.5% → 7.4%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 75.3%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±7.9 pp
Carpool16.0% ±7.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.4% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,445 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.

100thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% 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.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,835± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,445± 280 MOE
Workers with travel time2,263± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers182± 87 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.