ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WV · GEOID 54669882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ranson corporation, West Virginia

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute33.3 min → 30.7 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 13.1%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 72.8%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±4.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,391 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.

80thMean commute percentile

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

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,729± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,391± 250 MOE
Workers with travel time2,948± 255 MOE
Estimated home workers443± 178 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.