ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42195762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dormont, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home26.3%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone52.4%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute26.6 min → 25.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.9% → 26.3%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit15.7% → 10.3%▼ 5.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.0% → 52.4%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.4% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit10.3% ±3.0 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home26.3% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 5,168 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 under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% 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 estimate8,063± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,168± 233 MOE
Workers with travel time3,809± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers1,359± 203 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.