ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute28.5 min → 28.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 11.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 76.3%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 52,567 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate106,115± — MOE
Workers age 16+52,567± 797 MOE
Workers with travel time46,425± 1,004 MOE
Estimated home workers6,142± 618 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.