ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24124002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cambridge, Maryland

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute21.5 min → 23.5 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 6.9%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 73.6%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool14.1% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home6.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 5,673 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,152± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+5,673± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time5,279± 507 MOE
Estimated home workers394± 162 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.