What is the average commute in Ellicott City CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 24260002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ellicott City, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Ellicott City CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.2 min one way; 27.2% worked from home, 65.4% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home27.2%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone65.4%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.5%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 Ellicott City CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.4 min → 28.2 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 27.2%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 65.4%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ellicott City CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.4%; 0.5% used public transit and 27.2% worked from home.

Drive alone65.4% ±2.1 pp

Carpool4.8% ±0.9 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home27.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 36,370 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ellicott City CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 68th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

68^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ellicott City CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 36,370 workers age 16+, including 26,488 workers with reported travel time and 9,882 home workers.

Population estimate75,257± 2,426 MOE

Workers age 16+36,370± 1,206 MOE

Workers with travel time26,488± 1,107 MOE

Estimated home workers9,882± 906 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 Ellicott City 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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