ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Charles County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip41.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip29.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute44.6 min → 41.4 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 16.4%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 2.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 70.2%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home16.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 88,013 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate170,527± — MOE
Workers age 16+88,013± 1,347 MOE
Workers with travel time73,551± 1,706 MOE
Estimated home workers14,462± 1,216 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.