What is the average commute in Oreland CDP, Pennsylvania?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Oreland CDP, Pennsylvania work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.0 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 42570242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oreland, Pennsylvania

Name: Commute estimates for Oreland CDP, Pennsylvania
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.4 min one way; 19.9% worked from home, 68.2% drove alone, and 12.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Oreland CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.3 percentage points.

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 Oreland CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.2%; 6.7% used public transit and 19.9% worked from home.

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

How Oreland CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

79^thMean commute percentile

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

79^thWork-from-home percentile

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

94^thTransit percentile

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

81^th60+ 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 Oreland CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,090 workers age 16+, including 2,475 workers with reported travel time and 615 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Pennsylvania commute records for Oreland CDP

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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