ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute23.9 min → 25.2 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 5.5%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 80.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 12,656 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,386± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,656± 572 MOE
Workers with travel time11,965± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers691± 219 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.