ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42080402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bradford, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip14.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±6.3 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 commute14.0 min → 14.5 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.1%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 3.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 76.0%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±6.3 pp
Carpool7.3% ±3.7 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.1 pp
Walk4.8% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home4.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,342 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% 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 estimate7,683± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+3,342± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time3,205± 311 MOE
Estimated home workers137± 78 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.