ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42038952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home31.8%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone53.9%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute30.0 min → 27.6 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.0% → 31.8%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 4.3%▼ 6.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.7% → 53.9%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.9% ±7.0 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit4.3% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home31.8% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,494 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% 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.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,227± 1,010 MOE
Workers age 16+4,494± 515 MOE
Workers with travel time3,064± 460 MOE
Estimated home workers1,430± 281 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.