ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42298082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home22.3%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute26.0 min → 29.8 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 22.3%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit9.8% → 8.3%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.2% → 58.3%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±6.6 pp
Carpool5.2% ±3.6 pp
Public transit8.3% ±2.6 pp
Walk4.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home22.3% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 3,977 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,659± 576 MOE
Workers age 16+3,977± 328 MOE
Workers with travel time3,090± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers887± 185 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.