ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42132162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±10.3 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.7%±13.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute29.9 min → 27.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 19.7%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 65.7%▼ 11.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.7% ±13.2 pp
Carpool9.1% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.8 pp
Walk2.4% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home19.7% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 3,233 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.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% 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.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,839± 807 MOE
Workers age 16+3,233± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time2,596± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers637± 162 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.