ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42085682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgeport, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±7.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute22.9 min → 18.9 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 19.9%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 1.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 68.7%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±11.1 pp
Carpool5.5% ±4.6 pp
Public transit1.9% ±2.1 pp
Walk3.6% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.9% ±7.9 pp

Each share uses 3,176 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,174± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+3,176± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time2,544± 433 MOE
Estimated home workers632± 261 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.