ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42052562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute18.6 min → 20.0 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 15.2%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 67.9%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±7.9 pp
Carpool10.1% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.9% ±6.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.2% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,315 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,009± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+3,315± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time2,812± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers503± 163 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.