ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24019752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arbutus, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute23.3 min → 24.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 13.6%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 3.7%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 74.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±1.4 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit3.7% ±2.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.6% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 12,716 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,507± 1,448 MOE
Workers age 16+12,716± 1,074 MOE
Workers with travel time10,990± 1,050 MOE
Estimated home workers1,726± 452 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.