ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42024162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ancient Oaks, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.9 min → 21.7 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 22.6%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 69.3%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±8.4 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.4% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home22.6% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 3,752 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,777± 830 MOE
Workers age 16+3,752± 364 MOE
Workers with travel time2,903± 369 MOE
Estimated home workers849± 257 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.