ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42030082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arlington Heights, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.3%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 commute28.0 min → 24.2 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 13.1%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 2.4%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 68.5%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±6.3 pp
Carpool15.6% ±6.9 pp
Public transit2.4% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.1% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 3,062 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% 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.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,847± 1,003 MOE
Workers age 16+3,062± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time2,661± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers401± 161 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.