What is the average commute in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.4 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.

COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.2 min one way; 21.1% worked from home, 61.9% drove alone, and 5.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±0.3 min MOE

Worked from home21.1%±0.4 pp MOE

Drove alone61.9%±0.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.6%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 Allegheny County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.6 min → 25.2 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 21.1%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 5.4%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 61.9%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Allegheny County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.9%; 5.4% used public transit and 21.1% worked from home.

Drive alone61.9% ±0.5 pp

Carpool6.3% ±0.3 pp

Public transit5.4% ±0.3 pp

Walk3.5% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp

Work from home21.1% ±0.4 pp

Each share uses 623,940 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Allegheny County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 36th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

36^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

78^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

34^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Allegheny County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 623,940 workers age 16+, including 492,489 workers with reported travel time and 131,451 home workers.

Population estimate1,238,177± — MOE

Workers age 16+623,940± 3,243 MOE

Workers with travel time492,489± 3,550 MOE

Estimated home workers131,451± 2,446 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 Allegheny County

These 6 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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