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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.3 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 86.5% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Schlusser CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.3 percentage points.

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 Schlusser CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 86.5%; 1.2% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

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

How Schlusser CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Schlusser CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,821 workers age 16+, including 2,648 workers with reported travel time and 173 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Schlusser CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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