What is the average commute in Bala Cynwyd CDP, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bala Cynwyd CDP, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · PA · GEOID 42038952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Bala Cynwyd CDP, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.6 min one way; 31.8% worked from home, 53.9% drove alone, and 5.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Bala Cynwyd CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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 Bala Cynwyd CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.9%; 4.3% used public transit and 31.8% worked from home.

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

How Bala Cynwyd CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

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

42^th60+ 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 Bala Cynwyd CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,494 workers age 16+, including 3,064 workers with reported travel time and 1,430 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Bala Cynwyd CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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