See what the average commute is in Mercer County, WV

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Mercer County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Mercer County has a shorter commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with McDowell County, WV having the longest commute at 32.5 minutes.

Mercer County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.9 minutes
--- 16.0% lower than state average
--- #6 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 3.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 9.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Mercer County, WV: 21.9 minutes
#2. Raleigh County, WV: 23.2 minutes
#3. Tazewell County, VA: 25.4 minutes
#4. Giles County, VA: 28.0 minutes
#5. Wyoming County, WV: 29.6 minutes
#6. Summers County, WV: 30.5 minutes
#7. McDowell County, WV: 32.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in West Virginia
#1. Wood County: 19.5 minutes
#2. Ohio County: 19.9 minutes
#3. Cabell County: 21.3 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in West Virginia
#1. Clay County: 43.0 minutes
#2. Morgan County: 38.8 minutes
#3. Hampshire County: 38.5 minutes