ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.7 min → 23.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.4%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 78.3%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.8% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.4% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 55,636 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate131,538± — MOE
Workers age 16+55,636± 938 MOE
Workers with travel time49,843± 1,015 MOE
Estimated home workers5,793± 491 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.