ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42069282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blakely, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute25.6 min → 18.4 min▼ 7.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 9.2%▼ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 66.1%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±8.7 pp
Carpool18.2% ±12.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,957 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,662± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,957± 363 MOE
Workers with travel time2,684± 375 MOE
Estimated home workers273± 147 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.