ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42195842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dorneyville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±12.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone86.3%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 commute29.6 min → 30.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 12.3%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 86.3%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.3% ±6.3 pp
Carpool0.5% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home12.3% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,334 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% 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.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,211± 745 MOE
Workers age 16+2,334± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time2,046± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers288± 123 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.