ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42738882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steelton, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute18.6 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 11.9%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 0.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 69.4%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±6.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk9.8% ±7.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.9% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 2,457 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,296± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+2,457± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time2,165± 328 MOE
Estimated home workers292± 151 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.