ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42601202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home27.8%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone59.1%±5.3 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 commute27.2 min → 27.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.6% → 27.8%▲ 10.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.7%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 59.1%▼ 12.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.1% ±5.3 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.3 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.2 pp
Work from home27.8% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 11,736 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,452± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+11,736± 715 MOE
Workers with travel time8,476± 717 MOE
Estimated home workers3,260± 642 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.