What is the average commute in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 420872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.0 min one way; 6.6% worked from home, 79.4% drove alone, and 9.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home6.6%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone79.4%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.6%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 Mifflin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 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 commute23.6 min → 25.0 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 6.6%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 79.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mifflin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.4%; 0.2% used public transit and 6.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.4% ±2.3 pp

Carpool11.6% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home6.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 21,152 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mifflin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

55^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mifflin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,152 workers age 16+, including 19,750 workers with reported travel time and 1,402 home workers.

Population estimate46,041± — MOE

Workers age 16+21,152± 544 MOE

Workers with travel time19,750± 607 MOE

Estimated home workers1,402± 284 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 Mifflin 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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