ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42565762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Forge, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute23.6 min → 21.3 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 76.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±7.1 pp
Carpool11.6% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 4,216 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% 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.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,573± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,216± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time3,832± 306 MOE
Estimated home workers384± 175 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.