ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42201362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DuBois, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute15.2 min → 18.6 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 7.2%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 73.9%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±6.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.4% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.2% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,882 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,402± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,882± 289 MOE
Workers with travel time3,601± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers281± 139 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.