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

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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 the shares

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.