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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 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 540372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, West Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Jefferson County, West Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.1 min one way; 17.3% worked from home, 69.5% drove alone, and 25.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.1 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home17.3%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone69.5%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip25.7%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 Jefferson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.9 min → 37.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 17.3%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 69.5%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jefferson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.5%; 0.4% used public transit and 17.3% worked from home.

Drive alone69.5% ±2.2 pp

Carpool9.2% ±1.7 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home17.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 29,573 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jefferson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jefferson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 29,573 workers age 16+, including 24,446 workers with reported travel time and 5,127 home workers.

Population estimate59,260± — MOE

Workers age 16+29,573± 666 MOE

Workers with travel time24,446± 742 MOE

Estimated home workers5,127± 483 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 Jefferson 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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