ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42161442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.3%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.2%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute23.1 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 18.3%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 2.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.8% → 63.2%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.2% ±3.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±7.5 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.3% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 2,836 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,417± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+2,836± 348 MOE
Workers with travel time2,318± 335 MOE
Estimated home workers518± 213 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.