ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42697522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±13.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute41.6 min → 35.7 min▼ 5.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 10.7%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit15.8% → 5.4%▼ 10.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 72.9%▲ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±13.6 pp
Carpool5.2% ±4.5 pp
Public transit5.4% ±5.0 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.7% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 2,490 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% 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.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,002± 13 MOE
Workers age 16+2,490± 335 MOE
Workers with travel time2,224± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers266± 154 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.