ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tyler County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.1%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 commute30.7 min → 31.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 3.7%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 83.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 2,798 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,064± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,798± 206 MOE
Workers with travel time2,695± 204 MOE
Estimated home workers103± 57 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.