ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42662562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roslyn, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute30.3 min → 30.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 19.7%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit8.0% → 5.7%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 65.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±9.1 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit5.7% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 5,148 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% 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.

92thTransit percentile

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

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,639± 1,029 MOE
Workers age 16+5,148± 504 MOE
Workers with travel time4,132± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers1,016± 254 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.