ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24277002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fallston, Maryland

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±12.5 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±17.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.9%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 commute40.0 min → 35.8 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 18.4%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 66.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.7% ±17.3 pp
Carpool13.7% ±11.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.4% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 4,995 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,013± 1,311 MOE
Workers age 16+4,995± 957 MOE
Workers with travel time4,077± 896 MOE
Estimated home workers918± 348 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.