ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24205252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cresaptown, Maryland

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±10.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute23.5 min → 20.7 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 10.2%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone98.1% → 84.4%▼ 13.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±11.1 pp
Carpool3.4% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±2.0 pp
Walk2.0% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±2.0 pp
Work from home10.2% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 935 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,121± 462 MOE
Workers age 16+935± 238 MOE
Workers with travel time840± 223 MOE
Estimated home workers95± 67 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.