ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42222642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Economy, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±4.1 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 commute27.5 min → 29.2 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 18.6%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 73.7%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 4,542 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% 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.

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 estimate9,005± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+4,542± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time3,695± 327 MOE
Estimated home workers847± 178 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.