What is the average commute in Jefferson Hills borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Jefferson Hills borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · PA · GEOID 42379552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Jefferson Hills borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.2 min one way; 20.2% worked from home, 72.7% drove alone, and 6.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±3.1 min MOE

Worked from home20.2%±4.3 pp MOE

Drove alone72.7%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.5%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 Jefferson Hills borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.5 min → 25.2 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 20.2%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.2%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 72.7%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jefferson Hills borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 20.2% worked from home.

Drive alone72.7% ±5.5 pp

Carpool5.2% ±3.4 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home20.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 6,238 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jefferson Hills borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jefferson Hills borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,238 workers age 16+, including 4,975 workers with reported travel time and 1,263 home workers.

Population estimate12,317± 44 MOE

Workers age 16+6,238± 285 MOE

Workers with travel time4,975± 374 MOE

Estimated home workers1,263± 273 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Jefferson Hills borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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