ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42298002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenshaw, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute26.3 min → 26.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 19.5%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 0.3%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 70.2%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±6.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.5% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,225 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,139± 920 MOE
Workers age 16+4,225± 461 MOE
Workers with travel time3,403± 439 MOE
Estimated home workers822± 215 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.