ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24162252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chestertown, Maryland

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone54.5%±10.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute21.3 min → 19.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 14.4%▼ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.6% → 54.5%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.5% ±10.4 pp
Carpool4.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk24.8% ±5.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home14.4% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,376 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,594± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+2,376± 294 MOE
Workers with travel time2,033± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers343± 134 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.