What is the average commute in West Mifflin borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 42835122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for West Mifflin borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 15.3% worked from home, 69.4% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±3.5 min MOE

Worked from home15.3%±2.7 pp MOE

Drove alone69.4%±4.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.8%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 West Mifflin borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.5 min → 26.1 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 15.3%▲ 10.3 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 69.4%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Mifflin borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.4%; 3.7% used public transit and 15.3% worked from home.

Drive alone69.4% ±4.1 pp

Carpool10.6% ±2.5 pp

Public transit3.7% ±1.6 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home15.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 9,268 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Mifflin borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Mifflin borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,268 workers age 16+, including 7,847 workers with reported travel time and 1,421 home workers.

Population estimate19,190± 43 MOE

Workers age 16+9,268± 595 MOE

Workers with travel time7,847± 543 MOE

Estimated home workers1,421± 267 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 West Mifflin 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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