ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42854082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute26.3 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 21.7%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 66.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.7% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 7,464 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,131± 1,032 MOE
Workers age 16+7,464± 562 MOE
Workers with travel time5,846± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers1,618± 375 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.