ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PA · GEOID 420172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.6%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute30.0 min → 29.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 19.6%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 69.6%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±0.7 pp
Carpool6.3% ±0.4 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.0 pp
Work from home19.6% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 331,373 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate647,461± — MOE
Workers age 16+331,373± 2,585 MOE
Workers with travel time266,462± 2,887 MOE
Estimated home workers64,911± 2,094 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.