ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute31.1 min → 32.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 76.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 29,625 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,382± — MOE
Workers age 16+29,625± 813 MOE
Workers with travel time26,623± 826 MOE
Estimated home workers3,002± 500 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.