ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24310252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fulton, Maryland

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home39.0%±7.9 pp MOE
Drove alone50.0%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute28.4 min → 25.5 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.3% → 39.0%▲ 12.7 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 3.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 50.0%▼ 14.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.0% ±5.4 pp
Carpool3.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit3.1% ±2.4 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home39.0% ±7.9 pp

Each share uses 3,274 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,677± 536 MOE
Workers age 16+3,274± 404 MOE
Workers with travel time1,997± 290 MOE
Estimated home workers1,277± 302 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.