ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24129122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cape St. Claire, Maryland

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute31.5 min → 31.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.7% → 25.3%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 69.6%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool2.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home25.3% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,800 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,236± 741 MOE
Workers age 16+4,800± 366 MOE
Workers with travel time3,587± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers1,213± 246 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.