ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42810002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip14.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute14.5 min → 14.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 6.4%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 76.0%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±4.8 pp
Carpool9.6% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.7% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,168 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

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

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,240± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+4,168± 288 MOE
Workers with travel time3,902± 302 MOE
Estimated home workers266± 107 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.