ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42511442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morrisville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute25.9 min → 26.5 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 14.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 5.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 69.5%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.1% ±3.4 pp
Public transit5.3% ±4.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 5,069 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,752± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+5,069± 577 MOE
Workers with travel time4,337± 579 MOE
Estimated home workers732± 214 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.