ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24001252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aberdeen, Maryland

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute28.4 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 8.4%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 78.1%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,540 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,298± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+8,540± 597 MOE
Workers with travel time7,824± 526 MOE
Estimated home workers716± 202 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.