ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24275802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairwood, Maryland

Mean one-way trip39.2 min±10.0 min MOE
Worked from home34.8%±9.8 pp MOE
Drove alone54.7%±9.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.6%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 commute41.4 min → 39.2 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 34.8%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 5.1%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.1% → 54.7%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.7% ±9.5 pp
Carpool4.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit5.1% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.8% ±9.8 pp

Each share uses 4,267 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,526± 1,170 MOE
Workers age 16+4,267± 452 MOE
Workers with travel time2,782± 473 MOE
Estimated home workers1,485± 448 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.