ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24088002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bowleys Quarters, Maryland

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute33.9 min → 29.1 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 1.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 78.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±6.4 pp
Carpool7.3% ±3.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,631 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% 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.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,006± 950 MOE
Workers age 16+3,631± 706 MOE
Workers with travel time3,279± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers352± 220 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.