ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42133362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute35.5 min → 29.4 min▼ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 24.7%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 67.7%▼ 11.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±5.6 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.7% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 3,631 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,086± 678 MOE
Workers age 16+3,631± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time2,733± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers898± 260 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.