ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24258002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elkton, Maryland

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute25.5 min → 25.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 9.2%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 76.7%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool9.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 6,452 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,910± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+6,452± 584 MOE
Workers with travel time5,858± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers594± 163 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.