ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42817522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home23.2%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute26.9 min → 27.6 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 23.2%▲ 14.9 pp

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

Public transit10.1% → 4.4%▼ 5.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 65.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±7.9 pp
Carpool1.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit4.4% ±3.5 pp
Walk4.0% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home23.2% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 3,401 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,635± 674 MOE
Workers age 16+3,401± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time2,611± 439 MOE
Estimated home workers790± 228 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.