ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute19.9 min → 19.6 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 75.4%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 120,814 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate269,052± — MOE
Workers age 16+120,814± 1,804 MOE
Workers with travel time110,024± 1,971 MOE
Estimated home workers10,790± 842 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.