ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harford County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute32.4 min → 32.1 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 14.9%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 75.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±1.2 pp
Carpool6.9% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 135,576 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate263,757± — MOE
Workers age 16+135,576± 1,746 MOE
Workers with travel time115,350± 1,968 MOE
Estimated home workers20,226± 1,375 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.