ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42462642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone52.7%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute22.9 min → 19.4 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.9%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit9.2% → 5.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 52.7%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.7% ±10.1 pp
Carpool24.4% ±18.7 pp
Public transit5.4% ±2.9 pp
Walk6.7% ±6.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.9% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 2,343 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,786± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+2,343± 499 MOE
Workers with travel time2,111± 506 MOE
Estimated home workers232± 128 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.