ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 421192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±2.1 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 commute20.0 min → 17.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 69.6%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk11.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 17,086 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,456± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,086± 591 MOE
Workers with travel time15,550± 606 MOE
Estimated home workers1,536± 226 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.