What is the average commute in New Castle city, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in New Castle city, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 42533682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Castle, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for New Castle city, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.3 min one way; 11.8% worked from home, 75.1% drove alone, and 5.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±3.1 min MOE

Worked from home11.8%±2.7 pp MOE

Drove alone75.1%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.8%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 New Castle city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.8 min → 22.3 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 11.8%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 75.1%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How New Castle city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.1%; 1.6% used public transit and 11.8% worked from home.

Drive alone75.1% ±2.9 pp

Carpool9.4% ±2.6 pp

Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home11.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 7,912 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How New Castle city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

34^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind New Castle city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,912 workers age 16+, including 6,977 workers with reported travel time and 935 home workers.

Population estimate21,579± 42 MOE

Workers age 16+7,912± 497 MOE

Workers with travel time6,977± 459 MOE

Estimated home workers935± 225 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 New Castle city

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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