ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42092482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broomall, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute27.2 min → 26.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 17.3%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 73.3%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±6.2 pp
Carpool7.5% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.3% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 5,568 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% 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 estimate10,679± 766 MOE
Workers age 16+5,568± 512 MOE
Workers with travel time4,605± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers963± 203 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.