What is the average commute in Norristown borough, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Norristown borough, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · PA · GEOID 42546562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Norristown borough, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 12.1% worked from home, 60.8% drove alone, and 7.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home12.1%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone60.8%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.9%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 Norristown borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.9 min → 26.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 12.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 6.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 60.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Norristown borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.8%; 6.1% used public transit and 12.1% worked from home.

Drive alone60.8% ±3.9 pp

Carpool13.2% ±2.8 pp

Public transit6.1% ±2.0 pp

Walk4.0% ±1.9 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home12.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 17,486 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Norristown borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

59^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Norristown borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,486 workers age 16+, including 15,376 workers with reported travel time and 2,110 home workers.

Population estimate35,893± 51 MOE

Workers age 16+17,486± 1,041 MOE

Workers with travel time15,376± 1,112 MOE

Estimated home workers2,110± 430 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Norristown borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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