ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42072242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home35.0%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute32.1 min → 31.3 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.8% → 35.0%▲ 12.2 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 1.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 58.2%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±6.7 pp
Carpool2.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home35.0% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 3,065 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,424± 517 MOE
Workers age 16+3,065± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time1,992± 256 MOE
Estimated home workers1,073± 219 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.