ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42578162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paoli, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home33.0%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute27.7 min → 23.8 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.3% → 33.0%▲ 13.8 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 1.3%▼ 5.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 55.3%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±5.4 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home33.0% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 3,265 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,362± 551 MOE
Workers age 16+3,265± 344 MOE
Workers with travel time2,187± 316 MOE
Estimated home workers1,078± 189 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.