ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42377842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute26.6 min → 28.9 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 6.0%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 78.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±6.9 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 4,142 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,657± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+4,142± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time3,893± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers249± 85 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.