ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24251502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edgewood, Maryland

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute28.3 min → 31.0 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 9.5%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 74.7%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool12.0% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 12,281 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

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

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,922± 1,861 MOE
Workers age 16+12,281± 1,203 MOE
Workers with travel time11,112± 1,134 MOE
Estimated home workers1,169± 318 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.