ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42555722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northwest Harborcreek, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone85.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.5%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 commute18.5 min → 18.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 7.4%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 85.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,180 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,753± 405 MOE
Workers age 16+4,180± 360 MOE
Workers with travel time3,871± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers309± 117 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.