ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Butler County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute27.4 min → 27.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 16.8%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 74.1%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±1.0 pp
Carpool5.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 96,315 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate197,254± — MOE
Workers age 16+96,315± 1,526 MOE
Workers with travel time80,181± 1,470 MOE
Estimated home workers16,134± 1,050 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.