What is the average commute in Greene County, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Greene County, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greene County, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Greene County, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.2 min one way; 7.0% worked from home, 81.4% drove alone, and 10.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home7.0%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone81.4%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.0%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 Greene County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.2 min → 29.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 81.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Greene County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.4%; 0.2% used public transit and 7.0% worked from home.

Drive alone81.4% ±2.2 pp

Carpool7.7% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.2% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp

Work from home7.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 13,524 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Greene County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Greene County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,524 workers age 16+, including 12,574 workers with reported travel time and 950 home workers.

Population estimate34,835± — MOE

Workers age 16+13,524± 536 MOE

Workers with travel time12,574± 495 MOE

Estimated home workers950± 212 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 Greene 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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