ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42112322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute19.9 min → 19.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 4.7%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 75.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±8.2 pp
Carpool8.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk10.2% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 3,392 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,789± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+3,392± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time3,231± 351 MOE
Estimated home workers161± 72 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.