ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24093252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brandywine, Maryland

Mean one-way trip41.5 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.7%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.3%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.9%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 commute42.7 min → 41.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 25.7%▲ 16.3 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 3.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 65.3%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.3% ±5.8 pp
Carpool4.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home25.7% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 6,868 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,160± 883 MOE
Workers age 16+6,868± 725 MOE
Workers with travel time5,104± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers1,764± 354 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.