ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24002502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Accokeek, Maryland

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 42.3 min one way; 30.1% worked from home, 54.8% drove alone, and 23.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip42.3 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home30.1%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone54.8%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 Accokeek CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute45.1 min → 42.3 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 30.1%▲ 13.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 2.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 54.8%▼ 16.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Accokeek CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.8%; 2.7% used public transit and 30.1% worked from home.

Drive alone54.8% ±4.9 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home30.1% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 6,763 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Accokeek CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Accokeek CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,763 workers age 16+, including 4,729 workers with reported travel time and 2,034 home workers.

Population estimate14,362± 1,686 MOE
Workers age 16+6,763± 760 MOE
Workers with travel time4,729± 542 MOE
Estimated home workers2,034± 510 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 Accokeek CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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