ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42468882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manheim, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±10.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute22.0 min → 24.1 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 11.8%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 71.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±10.5 pp
Carpool11.5% ±8.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.2% ±4.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.8% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 2,506 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% 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.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,027± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+2,506± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time2,210± 394 MOE
Estimated home workers296± 160 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.