ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42429282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Levittown, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute28.1 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 10.7%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 2.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 75.6%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 25,872 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,926± 1,798 MOE
Workers age 16+25,872± 1,281 MOE
Workers with travel time23,093± 1,331 MOE
Estimated home workers2,779± 335 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.