ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blair County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute21.2 min → 20.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 79.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 54,945 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate121,277± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,945± 919 MOE
Workers with travel time51,021± 920 MOE
Estimated home workers3,924± 443 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.