ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42326162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harleysville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 → 28.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 19.1%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 65.5%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±5.5 pp
Carpool12.4% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.9 pp
Work from home19.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 4,664 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,090± 622 MOE
Workers age 16+4,664± 534 MOE
Workers with travel time3,775± 542 MOE
Estimated home workers889± 194 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.