ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42297202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenolden, Pennsylvania

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

60thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ 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 the shares

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.