ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · DE · GEOID 10673102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Smyrna, Delaware

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 commute31.0 min → 33.4 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 13.1%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 77.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±7.0 pp
Carpool6.9% ±6.2 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 5,770 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% 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.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,165± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+5,770± 534 MOE
Workers with travel time5,012± 596 MOE
Estimated home workers758± 289 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.