ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42240002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Erie, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute17.9 min → 18.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 7.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.3%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 69.3%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk6.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 40,417 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate93,850± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+40,417± 1,087 MOE
Workers with travel time37,236± 1,127 MOE
Estimated home workers3,181± 496 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.