ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24159252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Mean one-way trip41.3 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.2%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 commute40.7 min → 41.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 19.7%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 70.7%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool6.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.7% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 3,445 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.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% 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 the shares

Population estimate6,456± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,445± 376 MOE
Workers with travel time2,768± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers677± 257 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.