ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42500162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute24.2 min → 22.8 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 13.3%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 77.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±6.4 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.3% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 3,394 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.

37thMean commute percentile

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

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,534± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,394± 262 MOE
Workers with travel time2,942± 318 MOE
Estimated home workers452± 218 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.