What is the average commute in Colonial Park CDP, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Colonial Park CDP, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 42153282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colonial Park, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Colonial Park CDP, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.2 min one way; 14.6% worked from home, 68.1% drove alone, and 2.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±3.5 min MOE

Worked from home14.6%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone68.1%±4.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.4%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 Colonial Park CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.2 min → 20.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 14.6%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 68.1%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Colonial Park CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.1%; 1.3% used public transit and 14.6% worked from home.

Drive alone68.1% ±4.9 pp

Carpool12.1% ±4.0 pp

Public transit1.3% ±1.3 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home14.6% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 8,858 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Colonial Park CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 22th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

22^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72^thTransit percentile

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

11^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Colonial Park CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,858 workers age 16+, including 7,567 workers with reported travel time and 1,291 home workers.

Population estimate18,032± 1,808 MOE

Workers age 16+8,858± 891 MOE

Workers with travel time7,567± 815 MOE

Estimated home workers1,291± 384 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 Colonial Park 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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