ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24316252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garrison, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.6%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.5%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute32.6 min → 28.2 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 19.6%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 2.9%▼ 5.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 62.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.5% ±6.4 pp
Carpool6.7% ±3.6 pp
Public transit2.9% ±2.9 pp
Walk7.4% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.6% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 4,588 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,469± 1,144 MOE
Workers age 16+4,588± 586 MOE
Workers with travel time3,689± 510 MOE
Estimated home workers899± 311 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.