ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Juniata County, Pennsylvania

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.0 min one way; 9.5% worked from home, 76.1% drove alone, and 18.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 Juniata County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.4 min → 31.0 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 9.5%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 76.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Juniata County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 9.5% worked from home.

Drive alone76.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 11,036 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Juniata County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Juniata County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,036 workers age 16+, including 9,988 workers with reported travel time and 1,048 home workers.

Population estimate23,379± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,036± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time9,988± 326 MOE
Estimated home workers1,048± 156 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 Juniata County

These 6 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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