ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42616482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plymouth, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute24.8 min → 22.4 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 5.1%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 73.8%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±6.8 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.4% ±2.0 pp
Walk4.7% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,278 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,770± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,278± 233 MOE
Workers with travel time2,161± 230 MOE
Estimated home workers117± 55 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.