ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42497282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Millersville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute23.7 min → 19.5 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.8%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 65.2%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±5.6 pp
Carpool7.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk17.0% ±4.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,229 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% 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 estimate8,982± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,229± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time3,898± 404 MOE
Estimated home workers331± 112 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.