ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caroline County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.6%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 commute32.8 min → 33.4 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 82.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 15,703 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,669± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,703± 441 MOE
Workers with travel time14,615± 477 MOE
Estimated home workers1,088± 220 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.