ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24016002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Annapolis, Maryland

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

75thMean commute percentile

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

77thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

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

90th60+ 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 the shares

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.