ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 421232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Pennsylvania

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.7 min one way; 6.3% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 Warren County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.9 min → 20.7 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 78.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Warren County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.3% used public transit and 6.3% worked from home.

Drive alone78.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 16,133 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Warren County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 20th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Warren County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,133 workers age 16+, including 15,115 workers with reported travel time and 1,018 home workers.

Population estimate37,920± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,133± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time15,115± 400 MOE
Estimated home workers1,018± 157 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 Warren 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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