ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.1 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 12.9%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 75.7%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 30,315 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,362± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,315± 845 MOE
Workers with travel time26,401± 863 MOE
Estimated home workers3,914± 435 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.