ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42264082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Folcroft, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute26.4 min → 27.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 15.6%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit5.9% → 2.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.6% → 62.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±9.0 pp
Carpool13.4% ±6.1 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.6% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 2,856 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,772± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+2,856± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time2,411± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers445± 170 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.