What is the average commute in Swissvale borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Swissvale borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.9 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 42758162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Swissvale, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Swissvale borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.7 min one way; 25.9% worked from home, 48.3% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home25.9%±5.9 pp MOE

Drove alone48.3%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.0%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 Swissvale borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.5 min → 24.7 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 25.9%▲ 12.9 pp

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

Public transit19.4% → 8.9%▼ 10.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.7% → 48.3%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Swissvale borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 48.3%; 8.9% used public transit and 25.9% worked from home.

Drive alone48.3% ±5.8 pp

Carpool8.5% ±5.2 pp

Public transit8.9% ±2.5 pp

Walk6.7% ±3.1 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home25.9% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 4,607 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Swissvale borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

49^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Swissvale borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,607 workers age 16+, including 3,414 workers with reported travel time and 1,193 home workers.

Population estimate8,418± 31 MOE

Workers age 16+4,607± 343 MOE

Workers with travel time3,414± 374 MOE

Estimated home workers1,193± 288 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 Swissvale borough

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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