What is the average commute in Baltimore Highlands CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Baltimore Highlands CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24040502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baltimore Highlands, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Baltimore Highlands CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.4 min one way; 11.0% worked from home, 66.1% drove alone, and 11.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±9.2 min MOE

Worked from home11.0%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone66.1%±13.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.0%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 Baltimore Highlands CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.0 min → 31.4 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 11.0%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 8.0%▲ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 66.1%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Baltimore Highlands CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.1%; 8.0% used public transit and 11.0% worked from home.

Drive alone66.1% ±13.8 pp

Carpool14.0% ±6.4 pp

Public transit8.0% ±6.6 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home11.0% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,710 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Baltimore Highlands CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Baltimore Highlands CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,710 workers age 16+, including 3,302 workers with reported travel time and 408 home workers.

Population estimate8,206± 1,205 MOE

Workers age 16+3,710± 578 MOE

Workers with travel time3,302± 537 MOE

Estimated home workers408± 203 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Baltimore Highlands CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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