ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42028962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home32.2%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone49.8%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute27.8 min → 26.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.7% → 32.2%▲ 13.6 pp

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

Public transit9.7% → 6.8%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.6% → 49.8%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.8% ±6.1 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit6.8% ±2.2 pp
Walk5.0% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home32.2% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 7,438 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% 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.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,909± 1,328 MOE
Workers age 16+7,438± 824 MOE
Workers with travel time5,040± 682 MOE
Estimated home workers2,398± 523 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.