ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42022642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ambler, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.9%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute23.5 min → 21.5 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 23.9%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.9%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.4% → 62.6%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±6.3 pp
Carpool5.9% ±3.5 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.3 pp
Walk5.0% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home23.9% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 3,452 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,847± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,452± 286 MOE
Workers with travel time2,627± 299 MOE
Estimated home workers825± 209 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.