ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42060642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home23.9%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone64.5%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute29.0 min → 26.5 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 23.9%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit7.1% → 4.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 64.5%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.5% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit4.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.9% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 17,315 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,881± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+17,315± 610 MOE
Workers with travel time13,169± 721 MOE
Estimated home workers4,146± 625 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.