ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42785282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute23.2 min → 24.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 8.1%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 71.4%▼ 12.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±6.3 pp
Carpool15.6% ±6.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,871 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% 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.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,742± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,871± 350 MOE
Workers with travel time3,557± 382 MOE
Estimated home workers314± 160 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.