ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42680962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sayre, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±12.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute17.1 min → 18.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 7.4%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 73.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±12.0 pp
Carpool8.2% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk8.9% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.4% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,573 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,431± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+2,573± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time2,383± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers190± 114 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.