ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42334082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute23.1 min → 21.3 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.4%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.7% → 68.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±5.7 pp
Carpool21.7% ±4.9 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.4% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 13,205 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,111± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+13,205± 809 MOE
Workers with travel time12,750± 864 MOE
Estimated home workers455± 275 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.