What is the average commute in Garrett County, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 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 240232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garrett County, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Garrett County, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.7 min one way; 12.3% worked from home, 75.1% drove alone, and 7.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Garrett County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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 Garrett County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.1%; 1.1% used public transit and 12.3% worked from home.

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

How Garrett County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 43th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

43^thMean commute percentile

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

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

93^thTransit percentile

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

48^th60+ 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 Garrett County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,132 workers age 16+, including 11,518 workers with reported travel time and 1,614 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Garrett County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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