What is the average commute in Chillum CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Chillum CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24168752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chillum, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Chillum CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.5 min one way; 10.3% worked from home, 51.4% drove alone, and 17.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±3.9 min MOE

Worked from home10.3%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone51.4%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip17.1%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 Chillum CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute35.1 min → 36.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 10.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit18.7% → 15.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone55.9% → 51.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Chillum CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 51.4%; 15.7% used public transit and 10.3% worked from home.

Drive alone51.4% ±3.1 pp

Carpool15.4% ±3.4 pp

Public transit15.7% ±2.4 pp

Walk1.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±1.0 pp

Work from home10.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 18,449 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Chillum CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Chillum CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,449 workers age 16+, including 16,551 workers with reported travel time and 1,898 home workers.

Population estimate34,871± 2,094 MOE

Workers age 16+18,449± 1,270 MOE

Workers with travel time16,551± 1,196 MOE

Estimated home workers1,898± 382 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Chillum CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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