ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42203522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dunmore, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute18.7 min → 17.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 79.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 6,774 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,181± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+6,774± 451 MOE
Workers with travel time6,145± 470 MOE
Estimated home workers629± 182 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.