What is the average commute in College Park city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in College Park city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 24187502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

College Park, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for College Park city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.2 min one way; 16.1% worked from home, 46.6% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home16.1%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone46.6%±4.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 College Park city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.7 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 16.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 8.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.5% → 46.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How College Park city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 46.6%; 8.7% used public transit and 16.1% worked from home.

Drive alone46.6% ±4.6 pp

Carpool9.4% ±3.6 pp

Public transit8.7% ±2.4 pp

Walk14.2% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle3.6% ±1.3 pp

Work from home16.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 15,212 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How College Park city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

55^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind College Park city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,212 workers age 16+, including 12,770 workers with reported travel time and 2,442 home workers.

Population estimate34,540± 35 MOE

Workers age 16+15,212± 900 MOE

Workers with travel time12,770± 928 MOE

Estimated home workers2,442± 415 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 College Park city

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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