ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24028252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aspen Hill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone53.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.4%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 commute34.3 min → 34.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 23.0%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit12.1% → 8.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.0% → 53.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit8.5% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.0% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 26,861 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% 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 estimate53,279± 3,126 MOE
Workers age 16+26,861± 1,670 MOE
Workers with travel time20,671± 1,492 MOE
Estimated home workers6,190± 1,038 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.