ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24166252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home40.6%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone40.1%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute30.0 min → 27.5 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home30.7% → 40.6%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit8.6% → 5.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.7% → 40.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.1% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit5.4% ±2.2 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle3.1% ±2.7 pp
Work from home40.6% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 5,024 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,445± 698 MOE
Workers age 16+5,024± 477 MOE
Workers with travel time2,984± 450 MOE
Estimated home workers2,040± 276 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.