ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42802482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone36.9%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.1 min → 22.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 17.3%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit4.5% → 3.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.8% → 36.9%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone36.9% ±8.3 pp
Carpool3.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.5% ±2.1 pp
Walk36.6% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.3% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 3,335 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,186± 576 MOE
Workers age 16+3,335± 352 MOE
Workers with travel time2,757± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers578± 162 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.