ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24027622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±12.5 min MOE
Worked from home39.2%±8.7 pp MOE
Drove alone53.9%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 commute36.8 min → 36.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 39.2%▲ 19.6 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 4.7%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 53.9%▼ 14.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.9% ±4.3 pp
Carpool0.5% ±0.9 pp
Public transit4.7% ±4.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.2 pp
Work from home39.2% ±8.7 pp

Each share uses 2,771 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,630± 834 MOE
Workers age 16+2,771± 435 MOE
Workers with travel time1,686± 327 MOE
Estimated home workers1,085± 295 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.