ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, West Virginia

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

86thMean commute percentile

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

32thWork-from-home percentile

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

6thTransit percentile

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

87th60+ 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 the shares

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.