ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 421052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Potter County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute25.0 min → 24.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 10.7%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 74.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk6.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 6,840 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

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

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,188± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,840± 183 MOE
Workers with travel time6,110± 177 MOE
Estimated home workers730± 137 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.