What is the average commute in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 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 420052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.6 min one way; 9.4% worked from home, 78.0% drove alone, and 11.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±1.3 min MOE

Worked from home9.4%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone78.0%±1.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.8%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 Armstrong County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.0 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 9.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 78.0%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Armstrong County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 9.4% worked from home.

Drive alone78.0% ±1.4 pp

Carpool8.8% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home9.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 29,220 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Armstrong County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

79^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Armstrong County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 29,220 workers age 16+, including 26,464 workers with reported travel time and 2,756 home workers.

Population estimate64,622± — MOE

Workers age 16+29,220± 540 MOE

Workers with travel time26,464± 581 MOE

Estimated home workers2,756± 323 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 Armstrong County

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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