ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute24.6 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 78.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 73,893 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate157,379± — MOE
Workers age 16+73,893± 1,323 MOE
Workers with travel time66,525± 1,377 MOE
Estimated home workers7,368± 917 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.