ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42397842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kingston, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute18.3 min → 21.8 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 13.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 66.2%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±5.3 pp
Carpool10.1% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home13.1% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 6,399 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,397± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+6,399± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time5,561± 422 MOE
Estimated home workers838± 307 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.