ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VA · GEOID 51426802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kings Park West, Virginia

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home27.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone58.5%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute32.8 min → 32.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 27.6%▲ 12.5 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 3.8%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 58.5%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.5% ±5.1 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit3.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home27.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 7,507 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,442± 1,031 MOE
Workers age 16+7,507± 848 MOE
Workers with travel time5,434± 691 MOE
Estimated home workers2,073± 322 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.