ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 245102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baltimore city, Maryland

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.5%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute30.7 min → 29.1 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 17.8%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit14.4% → 10.3%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.2% → 55.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.5% ±1.0 pp
Carpool7.1% ±0.4 pp
Public transit10.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.8% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 270,602 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate573,243± — MOE
Workers age 16+270,602± 2,522 MOE
Workers with travel time222,441± 3,005 MOE
Estimated home workers48,161± 1,803 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.