ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42199202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute33.0 min → 30.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 18.1%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 7.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 65.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit7.0% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home18.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 16,588 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 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,451± 1,573 MOE
Workers age 16+16,588± 1,008 MOE
Workers with travel time13,582± 889 MOE
Estimated home workers3,006± 411 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.