ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42312002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute23.9 min → 24.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 7.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 79.5%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,344 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,741± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+7,344± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time6,777± 459 MOE
Estimated home workers567± 145 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.