ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42109602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Campbelltown, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute21.4 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 22.7%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.4%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 65.0%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.0% ±8.4 pp
Carpool4.5% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.4% ±2.1 pp
Walk5.0% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.7% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 3,078 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% 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.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,092± 626 MOE
Workers age 16+3,078± 332 MOE
Workers with travel time2,378± 328 MOE
Estimated home workers700± 202 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.