ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24126002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camp Springs, Maryland

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.7 min one way; 18.4% worked from home, 62.9% drove alone, and 19.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.7 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.6%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 Camp Springs CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute39.7 min → 37.7 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 18.4%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 7.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 62.9%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Camp Springs CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.9%; 7.9% used public transit and 18.4% worked from home.

Drive alone62.9% ±6.1 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit7.9% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 12,363 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Camp Springs CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Camp Springs CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,363 workers age 16+, including 10,087 workers with reported travel time and 2,276 home workers.

Population estimate22,544± 2,317 MOE
Workers age 16+12,363± 1,362 MOE
Workers with travel time10,087± 1,232 MOE
Estimated home workers2,276± 544 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Camp Springs CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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