ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elk County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute17.4 min → 18.3 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 3.1%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 84.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 14,375 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

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

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,506± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,375± 393 MOE
Workers with travel time13,935± 404 MOE
Estimated home workers440± 161 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.