ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42271202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home21.5%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute27.0 min → 26.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 21.5%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 71.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±7.4 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±2.0 pp
Work from home21.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 2,256 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,246± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,256± 183 MOE
Workers with travel time1,770± 214 MOE
Estimated home workers486± 129 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.