ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 421212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.5 min → 23.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 8.8%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 78.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 21,195 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

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

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,801± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,195± 482 MOE
Workers with travel time19,339± 486 MOE
Estimated home workers1,856± 329 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.