ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WV · GEOID 541032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wetzel County, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.6%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 commute28.4 min → 29.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 4.0%▲ 1.0 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% → 83.8%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 5,089 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,078± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,089± 331 MOE
Workers with travel time4,885± 329 MOE
Estimated home workers204± 106 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.