ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42168482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crafton, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±10.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute27.1 min → 24.0 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 20.3%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 5.9%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 69.0%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±10.8 pp
Carpool3.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit5.9% ±3.7 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.3% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,196 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,961± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,196± 352 MOE
Workers with travel time2,547± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers649± 169 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.