ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24179002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton, Maryland

Mean one-way trip37.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.1%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 commute39.0 min → 37.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 20.8%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit9.8% → 3.4%▼ 6.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.2% → 62.6%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home20.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 20,619 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,376± 1,577 MOE
Workers age 16+20,619± 1,205 MOE
Workers with travel time16,337± 1,212 MOE
Estimated home workers4,282± 583 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.