ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42624162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute26.3 min → 26.8 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 71.2%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.2 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.0 pp
Work from home10.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 10,802 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,476± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+10,802± 758 MOE
Workers with travel time9,654± 721 MOE
Estimated home workers1,148± 251 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.