ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24109002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brunswick, Maryland

Mean one-way trip39.4 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip28.7%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 commute40.6 min → 39.4 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 21.4%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 3.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 64.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±5.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home21.4% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,575 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.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,450± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+4,575± 371 MOE
Workers with travel time3,595± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers980± 191 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.