ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42487682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Merion Station, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±8.5 min MOE
Worked from home44.3%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone42.3%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute27.8 min → 26.9 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.7% → 44.3%▲ 17.6 pp

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

Public transit11.2% → 5.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone55.6% → 42.3%▼ 13.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone42.3% ±7.5 pp
Carpool3.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit5.8% ±2.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home44.3% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 3,020 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,788± 520 MOE
Workers age 16+3,020± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time1,681± 339 MOE
Estimated home workers1,339± 284 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.