ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frederick County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 commute34.8 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 21.2%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 67.5%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.2% ±0.5 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.2% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 151,629 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate287,048± — MOE
Workers age 16+151,629± 1,355 MOE
Workers with travel time119,536± 1,804 MOE
Estimated home workers32,093± 1,200 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.