ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42841442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West View, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute24.0 min → 19.9 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 13.2%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 0.3%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 78.5%▲ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±6.8 pp
Carpool5.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 3,676 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,533± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+3,676± 308 MOE
Workers with travel time3,192± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers484± 147 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.