ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42406082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kulpsville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute30.0 min → 27.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 18.6%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 1.2%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 68.3%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±5.5 pp
Carpool11.3% ±4.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.6% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,483 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,799± 743 MOE
Workers age 16+4,483± 542 MOE
Workers with travel time3,650± 532 MOE
Estimated home workers833± 200 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.