ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42382882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±3.5 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 commute21.2 min → 19.7 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.1%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 4.8%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 68.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.9 pp
Walk6.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,964 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,087± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+6,964± 471 MOE
Workers with travel time6,259± 466 MOE
Estimated home workers705± 207 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.