What is the average commute in Crofton CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Crofton CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 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 24208752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crofton, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Crofton CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.4 min one way; 22.7% worked from home, 69.6% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home22.7%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone69.6%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.4%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 Crofton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.3 min → 32.4 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 22.7%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 0.7%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 69.6%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Crofton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.6%; 0.7% used public transit and 22.7% worked from home.

Drive alone69.6% ±3.9 pp

Carpool5.4% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home22.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 15,290 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Crofton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

88^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Crofton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,290 workers age 16+, including 11,821 workers with reported travel time and 3,469 home workers.

Population estimate29,549± 1,790 MOE

Workers age 16+15,290± 887 MOE

Workers with travel time11,821± 854 MOE

Estimated home workers3,469± 481 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 Crofton CDP

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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