ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mineral County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute26.4 min → 27.3 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.3%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 78.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 11,195 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,854± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,195± 578 MOE
Workers with travel time10,156± 610 MOE
Estimated home workers1,039± 242 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.