What is the average commute in St. Albans city, West Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in St. Albans city, West Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WV · GEOID 54712122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Albans, West Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for St. Albans city, West Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.8 min one way; 13.1% worked from home, 74.9% drove alone, and 1.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.9 min MOE

Worked from home13.1%±4.3 pp MOE

Drove alone74.9%±6.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip1.6%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 St. Albans city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.6 min → 20.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 13.1%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 74.9%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How St. Albans city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.9%; 1.3% used public transit and 13.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.9% ±6.0 pp

Carpool4.7% ±2.9 pp

Public transit1.3% ±1.1 pp

Walk5.1% ±4.5 pp

Bicycle0.9% ±1.0 pp

Work from home13.1% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 4,288 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How St. Albans city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 25th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

25^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57^thWork-from-home percentile

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

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind St. Albans city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,288 workers age 16+, including 3,728 workers with reported travel time and 560 home workers.

Population estimate10,522± 23 MOE

Workers age 16+4,288± 384 MOE

Workers with travel time3,728± 356 MOE

Estimated home workers560± 191 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable West Virginia commute records for St. Albans city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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