ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42142642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±10.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute27.6 min → 32.2 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 11.3%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit9.7% → 4.5%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 74.0%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±10.2 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit4.5% ±3.9 pp
Walk7.5% ±5.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.3% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 2,910 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,832± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,910± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time2,580± 418 MOE
Estimated home workers330± 193 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.