What is the average commute in Allegany County, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Allegany County, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allegany County, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Allegany County, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.7 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 78.7% drove alone, and 7.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone78.7%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.3%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 Allegany County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.0 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.7%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Allegany County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.7%; 0.3% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.7% ±1.9 pp

Carpool8.3% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home9.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 26,253 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Allegany County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

34^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Allegany County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,253 workers age 16+, including 23,858 workers with reported travel time and 2,395 home workers.

Population estimate67,452± — MOE

Workers age 16+26,253± 736 MOE

Workers with travel time23,858± 807 MOE

Estimated home workers2,395± 327 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Allegany County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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