What is the average commute in Frederick city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Frederick city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 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 24303252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frederick, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Frederick city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.0 min one way; 17.5% worked from home, 69.1% drove alone, and 16.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home17.5%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone69.1%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.1%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 Frederick city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.8 min → 30.0 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 17.5%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 69.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Frederick city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.1%; 1.9% used public transit and 17.5% worked from home.

Drive alone69.1% ±2.2 pp

Carpool6.4% ±1.0 pp

Public transit1.9% ±0.8 pp

Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp

Work from home17.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 44,912 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Frederick city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66^thWork-from-home percentile

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

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Frederick city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 44,912 workers age 16+, including 37,060 workers with reported travel time and 7,852 home workers.

Population estimate83,395± 89 MOE

Workers age 16+44,912± 872 MOE

Workers with travel time37,060± 1,028 MOE

Estimated home workers7,852± 729 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 Frederick city

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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