ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42462562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±7.0 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute28.3 min → 26.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.2%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit11.4% → 6.7%▼ 4.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.9% → 68.4%▲ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±7.0 pp
Carpool10.1% ±3.4 pp
Public transit6.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 6,073 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

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

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ 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 the shares

Population estimate17,380± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+6,073± 511 MOE
Workers with travel time5,391± 533 MOE
Estimated home workers682± 177 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.