ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24182502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cockeysville, Maryland

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute24.6 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 12.9%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 73.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 13,112 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,962± 1,617 MOE
Workers age 16+13,112± 1,190 MOE
Workers with travel time11,418± 1,130 MOE
Estimated home workers1,694± 387 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.