What is the average commute in Frederick County, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.8 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 240212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frederick County, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Frederick County, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.1 min one way; 21.2% worked from home, 67.5% drove alone, and 19.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Frederick County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.0 percentage points.

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 Frederick County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.5%; 1.1% used public transit and 21.2% worked from home.

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

How Frederick County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

96^thMean commute percentile

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

94^thWork-from-home percentile

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

76^thTransit percentile

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

98^th60+ 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 Frederick County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 151,629 workers age 16+, including 119,536 workers with reported travel time and 32,093 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Frederick 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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