ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24022752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arnold, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.5%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute32.3 min → 28.1 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.6% → 22.5%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 69.1%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±3.8 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.5% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 12,792 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,303± 1,593 MOE
Workers age 16+12,792± 1,025 MOE
Workers with travel time9,917± 867 MOE
Estimated home workers2,875± 606 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.