ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42610482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±14.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute26.8 min → 22.9 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 82.0%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±14.1 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 3,329 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.

38thMean commute percentile

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

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,626± 62 MOE
Workers age 16+3,329± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time3,115± 375 MOE
Estimated home workers214± 99 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.