ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McKean County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 → 20.4 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.3%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 78.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 16,985 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,904± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,985± 391 MOE
Workers with travel time16,089± 384 MOE
Estimated home workers896± 175 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.