ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 540992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute25.9 min → 25.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 4.4%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.2% → 79.8%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.7% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 14,850 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,164± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,850± 714 MOE
Workers with travel time14,199± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers651± 214 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.