ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · DE · GEOID 10293502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glasgow, Delaware

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute27.7 min → 29.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 15.2%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 2.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.2%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±7.8 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home15.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 8,010 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,546± 2,077 MOE
Workers age 16+8,010± 1,172 MOE
Workers with travel time6,796± 1,114 MOE
Estimated home workers1,214± 358 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.