ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Centre County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute20.7 min → 20.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.3%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 63.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit3.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk9.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 71,625 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% 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 estimate158,576± — MOE
Workers age 16+71,625± 1,537 MOE
Workers with travel time60,702± 1,472 MOE
Estimated home workers10,923± 984 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.