What is the average commute in Annapolis city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Annapolis city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24016002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Annapolis, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Annapolis city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.5 min one way; 21.0% worked from home, 62.3% drove alone, and 15.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.5 min MOE

Worked from home21.0%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone62.3%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.3%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 Annapolis city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.4 min → 29.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 21.0%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 3.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.4% → 62.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Annapolis city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.3%; 3.6% used public transit and 21.0% worked from home.

Drive alone62.3% ±3.5 pp

Carpool7.3% ±1.9 pp

Public transit3.6% ±1.7 pp

Walk3.5% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home21.0% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 21,853 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Annapolis city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

75^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Annapolis city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,853 workers age 16+, including 17,270 workers with reported travel time and 4,583 home workers.

Population estimate40,720± 71 MOE

Workers age 16+21,853± 1,049 MOE

Workers with travel time17,270± 1,168 MOE

Estimated home workers4,583± 578 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 Annapolis city

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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