ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WV · GEOID 54520602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute28.1 min → 26.0 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.8%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 70.7%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool14.8% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 9,288 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,904± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+9,288± 649 MOE
Workers with travel time8,469± 670 MOE
Estimated home workers819± 244 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.