ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42216482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Easton, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute27.7 min → 27.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 15.1%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.7% → 69.8%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,780 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,739± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+14,780± 616 MOE
Workers with travel time12,552± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers2,228± 376 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.