ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monongalia County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute21.5 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.4%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 71.3%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 54,924 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate107,163± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,924± 1,303 MOE
Workers with travel time47,548± 1,297 MOE
Estimated home workers7,376± 730 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.