ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.3 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 78.4% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 Clearfield County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.1 min → 25.3 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 78.4%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clearfield County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.4%; 0.2% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.4% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 33,670 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clearfield County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clearfield County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 33,670 workers age 16+, including 30,944 workers with reported travel time and 2,726 home workers.

Population estimate78,635± — MOE
Workers age 16+33,670± 926 MOE
Workers with travel time30,944± 948 MOE
Estimated home workers2,726± 329 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Clearfield County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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