ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24165502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cheverly, Maryland

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home27.8%±8.1 pp MOE
Drove alone49.2%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute36.6 min → 30.2 min▼ 6.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 27.8%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit19.4% → 6.0%▼ 13.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.7% → 49.2%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.2% ±7.7 pp
Carpool15.4% ±7.1 pp
Public transit6.0% ±2.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home27.8% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 3,077 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,096± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,077± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time2,222± 264 MOE
Estimated home workers855± 263 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.