ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24272502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairland, Maryland

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.3%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute35.8 min → 35.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 17.5%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 6.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.9% → 63.3%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.3% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit6.9% ±2.8 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 13,942 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,231± 2,089 MOE
Workers age 16+13,942± 1,357 MOE
Workers with travel time11,507± 1,173 MOE
Estimated home workers2,435± 589 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.