ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42397362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home29.8%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone62.2%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute24.7 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.2% → 29.8%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 62.2%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.2% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home29.8% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 15,440 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,857± 642 MOE
Workers age 16+15,440± 728 MOE
Workers with travel time10,842± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers4,598± 679 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.