ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · DE · GEOID 10232402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edgemoor, Delaware

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±10.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute27.1 min → 26.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 13.8%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 7.2%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 62.6%▼ 15.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±10.5 pp
Carpool14.0% ±7.9 pp
Public transit7.2% ±5.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.8% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 3,435 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,349± 734 MOE
Workers age 16+3,435± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time2,960± 524 MOE
Estimated home workers475± 171 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.