ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42221042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East York, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute25.5 min → 22.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 12.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 79.1%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±4.7 pp
Carpool4.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,702 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,388± 839 MOE
Workers age 16+4,702± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time4,111± 445 MOE
Estimated home workers591± 227 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.