ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42226082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute18.9 min → 17.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 5.5%▼ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.8% → 70.2%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±7.8 pp
Carpool8.5% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk13.7% ±5.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,418 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,440± 14 MOE
Workers age 16+2,418± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time2,284± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers134± 70 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.