What is the average commute in South Williamsport borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 18.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Williamsport borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · PA · GEOID 42726482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for South Williamsport borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.4 min one way; 5.4% worked from home, 82.8% drove alone, and 5.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±5.0 min MOE

Worked from home5.4%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone82.8%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.3%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 South Williamsport borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute19.5 min → 18.4 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.9% → 5.4%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 82.8%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Williamsport borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.8%; 1.1% used public transit and 5.4% worked from home.

Drive alone82.8% ±3.9 pp

Carpool4.7% ±2.9 pp

Public transit1.1% ±1.1 pp

Walk2.9% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home5.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,037 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Williamsport borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 14th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

14^thMean commute percentile

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

15^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Williamsport borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,037 workers age 16+, including 2,874 workers with reported travel time and 163 home workers.

Population estimate6,211± 21 MOE

Workers age 16+3,037± 233 MOE

Workers with travel time2,874± 231 MOE

Estimated home workers163± 80 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 South Williamsport borough

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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