ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nicholas County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 commute32.7 min → 33.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 4.8%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 79.2%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±5.0 pp
Carpool13.4% ±4.2 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 8,752 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,277± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,752± 705 MOE
Workers with travel time8,330± 714 MOE
Estimated home workers422± 155 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.