What is the average commute in Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · PA · GEOID 42565762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Forge, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.3 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 76.7% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Old Forge borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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 Old Forge borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

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

How Old Forge borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28^thMean commute percentile

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

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

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

27^th60+ 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 Old Forge borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,216 workers age 16+, including 3,832 workers with reported travel time and 384 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Old Forge borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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