ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute24.2 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 11.0%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 74.6%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 25,378 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,909± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,378± 688 MOE
Workers with travel time22,589± 717 MOE
Estimated home workers2,789± 400 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.