ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.7 min → 23.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 13.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 75.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 37,597 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate85,024± — MOE
Workers age 16+37,597± 734 MOE
Workers with travel time32,572± 819 MOE
Estimated home workers5,025± 508 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.