ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24160502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland

Mean one-way trip41.0 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home20.6%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.4%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 commute44.5 min → 41.0 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 20.6%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 0.7%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 70.9%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±4.7 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.6% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,936 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.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,241± 934 MOE
Workers age 16+4,936± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time3,920± 496 MOE
Estimated home workers1,016± 259 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.