ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42615362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plum, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute30.1 min → 31.1 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 23.7%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 69.0%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±4.5 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 14,076 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,723± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+14,076± 681 MOE
Workers with travel time10,740± 780 MOE
Estimated home workers3,336± 427 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.