ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.1 min → 21.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 8.1%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 78.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±3.9 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 10,710 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,576± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,710± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time9,841± 548 MOE
Estimated home workers869± 302 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.