ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute22.8 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.3%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 79.2%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.9 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 28,109 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,984± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,109± 847 MOE
Workers with travel time25,776± 905 MOE
Estimated home workers2,333± 347 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.