ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42683122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute20.5 min → 22.3 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 5.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 73.0%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±9.7 pp
Carpool16.5% ±8.8 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.8% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 2,554 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.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,253± 14 MOE
Workers age 16+2,554± 330 MOE
Workers with travel time2,406± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers148± 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.