ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42237442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Enola, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.4%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 commute19.3 min → 19.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 14.4%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 75.7%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±6.7 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.4% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,738 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,534± 656 MOE
Workers age 16+3,738± 468 MOE
Workers with travel time3,200± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers538± 166 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.