ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24078502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bladensburg, Maryland

Mean one-way trip36.6 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone58.7%±11.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute37.1 min → 36.6 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 9.7%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit10.6% → 13.5%▲ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 58.7%▼ 12.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.7% ±11.5 pp
Carpool16.3% ±9.3 pp
Public transit13.5% ±6.1 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.7% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,737 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,583± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,737± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time3,374± 322 MOE
Estimated home workers363± 152 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.