ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42484802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Media, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.6%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute25.8 min → 25.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 20.9%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 5.2%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 58.6%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.6% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±6.1 pp
Public transit5.2% ±2.3 pp
Walk5.7% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.9% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,708 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,870± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+3,708± 239 MOE
Workers with travel time2,934± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers774± 165 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.