ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42140642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute22.2 min → 19.4 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 9.6%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 78.4%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±7.7 pp
Carpool8.3% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 2,916 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.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,873± 15 MOE
Workers age 16+2,916± 281 MOE
Workers with travel time2,636± 285 MOE
Estimated home workers280± 125 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.