What is the average commute in Fayette County, West Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Fayette County, West Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 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.

COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, West Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Fayette County, West Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.1 min one way; 6.6% worked from home, 78.1% drove alone, and 12.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±3.1 min MOE

Worked from home6.6%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone78.1%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.8%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 Fayette County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.3 min → 30.1 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.6%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 78.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fayette County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.6% worked from home.

Drive alone78.1% ±3.5 pp

Carpool11.2% ±2.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home6.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 14,517 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fayette County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 86th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

86^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fayette County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,517 workers age 16+, including 13,553 workers with reported travel time and 964 home workers.

Population estimate39,519± — MOE

Workers age 16+14,517± 647 MOE

Workers with travel time13,553± 662 MOE

Estimated home workers964± 273 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 West Virginia commute records for Fayette 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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