What is the average commute in Glenolden borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Glenolden borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 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 42297202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenolden, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Glenolden borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.4 min one way; 12.6% worked from home, 75.8% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home12.6%±5.1 pp MOE

Drove alone75.8%±5.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.4%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 Glenolden borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute27.7 min → 26.4 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 12.6%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.9%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 75.8%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Glenolden borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.8%; 2.9% used public transit and 12.6% worked from home.

Drive alone75.8% ±5.7 pp

Carpool6.1% ±3.9 pp

Public transit2.9% ±2.0 pp

Walk2.2% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home12.6% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,390 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Glenolden borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 60th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

60^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55^thWork-from-home percentile

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

84^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Glenolden borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,390 workers age 16+, including 2,962 workers with reported travel time and 428 home workers.

Population estimate7,220± 22 MOE

Workers age 16+3,390± 320 MOE

Workers with travel time2,962± 371 MOE

Estimated home workers428± 176 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 Glenolden borough

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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