ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · DE · GEOID 10565002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike Creek Valley, Delaware

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute24.6 min → 20.7 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 18.2%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 66.2%▼ 11.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±7.2 pp
Carpool12.8% ±7.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home18.2% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 6,928 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,431± 1,150 MOE
Workers age 16+6,928± 859 MOE
Workers with travel time5,668± 842 MOE
Estimated home workers1,260± 318 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.