ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
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PLACE · PA · GEOID 42797762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 19.7% worked from home, 58.1% drove alone, and 5.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±9.0 pp MOE
Drove alone58.1%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 Vandergrift borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.7 min → 25.1 min▼ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 19.7%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.5% → 58.1%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Vandergrift borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.1%; 2.1% used public transit and 19.7% worked from home.

Drive alone58.1% ±6.7 pp
Carpool12.6% ±4.4 pp
Public transit2.1% ±2.2 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home19.7% ±9.0 pp

Each share uses 2,325 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Vandergrift borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ 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 Vandergrift borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,325 workers age 16+, including 1,866 workers with reported travel time and 459 home workers.

Population estimate5,011± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+2,325± 218 MOE
Workers with travel time1,866± 223 MOE
Estimated home workers459± 213 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 Vandergrift 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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