ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42677122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sanatoga, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute30.3 min → 26.0 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 18.1%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 71.1%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±6.4 pp
Carpool8.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.1% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 4,191 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

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

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,949± 399 MOE
Workers age 16+4,191± 371 MOE
Workers with travel time3,434± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers757± 191 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.