ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cameron County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute17.7 min → 18.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 1.8%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 83.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±4.5 pp
Carpool10.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home1.8% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 1,793 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,427± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,793± 146 MOE
Workers with travel time1,760± 146 MOE
Estimated home workers33± 17 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.