What is the average commute in Damascus CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 26.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 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 24214752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Damascus, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Damascus CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.6 min one way; 26.5% worked from home, 62.1% drove alone, and 21.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.6 min±8.0 min MOE

Worked from home26.5%±3.0 pp MOE

Drove alone62.1%±6.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip21.2%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 Damascus CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.1 min → 37.6 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 26.5%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 62.1%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Damascus CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.1%; 1.5% used public transit and 26.5% worked from home.

Drive alone62.1% ±6.0 pp

Carpool8.2% ±2.1 pp

Public transit1.5% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home26.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 9,644 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Damascus CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

96^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

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

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Damascus CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,644 workers age 16+, including 7,092 workers with reported travel time and 2,552 home workers.

Population estimate17,640± 1,362 MOE

Workers age 16+9,644± 916 MOE

Workers with travel time7,092± 873 MOE

Estimated home workers2,552± 377 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 Damascus 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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