ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42363682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone56.6%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute18.9 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 14.3%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 56.6%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.6% ±7.6 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk22.2% ±5.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.3% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 2,847 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,897± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+2,847± 284 MOE
Workers with travel time2,441± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers406± 172 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.