ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42113482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carnot-Moon, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute24.1 min → 30.4 min▲ 6.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 18.2%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 0.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 72.4%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±8.7 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.2% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 7,389 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.

79thMean commute percentile

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

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,534± 990 MOE
Workers age 16+7,389± 862 MOE
Workers with travel time6,041± 888 MOE
Estimated home workers1,348± 378 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.