ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42264322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Folsom, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute24.1 min → 25.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 19.3%▲ 14.8 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 68.2%▼ 12.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±4.0 pp
Carpool7.3% ±5.6 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.3% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 4,719 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,671± 937 MOE
Workers age 16+4,719± 666 MOE
Workers with travel time3,809± 564 MOE
Estimated home workers910± 406 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.