ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42681882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schlusser, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone86.5%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute21.3 min → 22.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 6.1%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 86.5%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.5% ±6.0 pp
Carpool4.3% ±4.0 pp
Public transit1.2% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.3 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,821 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,402± 797 MOE
Workers age 16+2,821± 516 MOE
Workers with travel time2,648± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers173± 88 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.