ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24187502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

College Park, Maryland

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

55thMean commute percentile

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

61thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

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

65th60+ 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 the shares

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.