ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42525842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute22.8 min → 21.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 9.3%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 69.3%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±5.3 pp
Carpool15.9% ±5.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 4,756 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,653± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,756± 409 MOE
Workers with travel time4,315± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers441± 130 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.