What is the average commute in Exton CDP, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 38.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.5 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 42244402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Exton, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Exton CDP, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.6 min one way; 38.0% worked from home, 58.1% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±8.1 min MOE

Worked from home38.0%±10.5 pp MOE

Drove alone58.1%±6.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.1%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 Exton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +15.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.1 min → 27.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.9% → 38.0%▲ 15.2 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 1.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 58.1%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Exton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.1%; 1.5% used public transit and 38.0% worked from home.

Drive alone58.1% ±6.4 pp

Carpool0.9% ±0.8 pp

Public transit1.5% ±1.2 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home38.0% ±10.5 pp

Each share uses 3,605 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Exton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Exton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,605 workers age 16+, including 2,234 workers with reported travel time and 1,371 home workers.

Population estimate6,772± 1,000 MOE

Workers age 16+3,605± 586 MOE

Workers with travel time2,234± 400 MOE

Estimated home workers1,371± 439 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 Exton 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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