ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MD · GEOID 240452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wicomico County, Maryland

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute22.6 min → 23.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.9%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 79.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 51,556 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,914± — MOE
Workers age 16+51,556± 1,039 MOE
Workers with travel time47,498± 1,127 MOE
Estimated home workers4,058± 678 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.