ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summers County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip35.1 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone85.8%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute34.0 min → 35.1 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 4.2%▼ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 85.8%▲ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.8% ±4.0 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.2% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 3,392 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,729± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,392± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time3,251± 318 MOE
Estimated home workers141± 71 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.