What is the average commute in Cecil County, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 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 240152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cecil County, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Cecil County, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.5 min one way; 12.4% worked from home, 75.3% drove alone, and 10.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home12.4%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone75.3%±2.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.1%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 Cecil County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.8 min → 28.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 12.4%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 75.3%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Cecil County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.3%; 0.3% used public transit and 12.4% worked from home.

Drive alone75.3% ±2.5 pp

Carpool8.5% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home12.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 49,031 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Cecil County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

52^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

30^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Cecil County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 49,031 workers age 16+, including 42,962 workers with reported travel time and 6,069 home workers.

Population estimate104,960± — MOE

Workers age 16+49,031± 1,255 MOE

Workers with travel time42,962± 1,280 MOE

Estimated home workers6,069± 686 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 Cecil County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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