ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42421682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute19.6 min → 20.6 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 6.4%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 2.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 69.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool12.9% ±4.1 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk4.5% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,318 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,536± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+11,318± 657 MOE
Workers with travel time10,589± 666 MOE
Estimated home workers729± 227 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.