What is the average commute in Bel Air South CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bel Air South CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 24059502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bel Air South, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Bel Air South CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.5 min one way; 19.2% worked from home, 71.5% drove alone, and 9.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±2.3 min MOE

Worked from home19.2%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone71.5%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.7%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 Bel Air South CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.9 min → 30.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 19.2%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 71.5%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bel Air South CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.5%; 0.4% used public transit and 19.2% worked from home.

Drive alone71.5% ±2.6 pp

Carpool6.1% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home19.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 30,165 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bel Air South CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bel Air South CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 30,165 workers age 16+, including 24,383 workers with reported travel time and 5,782 home workers.

Population estimate58,137± 2,052 MOE

Workers age 16+30,165± 1,086 MOE

Workers with travel time24,383± 1,162 MOE

Estimated home workers5,782± 724 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 Bel Air South 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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