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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 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 540792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Putnam County, West Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Putnam County, West Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.3 min one way; 10.6% worked from home, 79.8% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.8 min MOE

Worked from home10.6%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone79.8%±1.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.4%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 Putnam County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.0 min → 27.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 10.6%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 79.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Putnam County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.8%; 0.2% used public transit and 10.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.8% ±1.4 pp

Carpool8.3% ±2.2 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 26,454 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Putnam County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 73th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

73^thMean commute percentile

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

75^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Putnam County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,454 workers age 16+, including 23,642 workers with reported travel time and 2,812 home workers.

Population estimate57,177± — MOE

Workers age 16+26,454± 720 MOE

Workers with travel time23,642± 874 MOE

Estimated home workers2,812± 583 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 Putnam 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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