ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Talbot County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute27.2 min → 24.7 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 15.1%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 71.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.9 pp
Work from home15.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 16,841 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,917± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,841± 540 MOE
Workers with travel time14,295± 547 MOE
Estimated home workers2,546± 408 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.