ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garrett County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute24.2 min → 23.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 12.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.1%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 75.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 13,132 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,615± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,132± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time11,518± 543 MOE
Estimated home workers1,614± 321 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.