ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24168752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chillum, Maryland

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

97thMean commute percentile

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

31thWork-from-home percentile

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

99thTransit percentile

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

93th60+ 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 the shares

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.