ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42570242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oreland, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute28.5 min → 30.4 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 19.9%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 6.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 68.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±3.6 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit6.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.9% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 3,090 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,953± 615 MOE
Workers age 16+3,090± 391 MOE
Workers with travel time2,475± 316 MOE
Estimated home workers615± 201 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.