ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute27.0 min → 26.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 80.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.3% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.1% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 51,925 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate125,997± — MOE
Workers age 16+51,925± 1,058 MOE
Workers with travel time48,236± 1,068 MOE
Estimated home workers3,689± 451 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.