ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24220502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Deale, Maryland

Mean one-way trip43.8 min±18.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±9.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.0%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip36.5%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 commute39.8 min → 43.8 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.1% → 24.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 4.7%▲ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 62.0%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.0% ±5.5 pp
Carpool7.3% ±6.3 pp
Public transit4.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home24.7% ±9.1 pp

Each share uses 2,793 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,333± 792 MOE
Workers age 16+2,793± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time2,104± 470 MOE
Estimated home workers689± 280 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.