ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24332502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenmont, Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.5%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone52.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute38.0 min → 33.6 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 20.5%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit18.8% → 11.8%▼ 7.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.3% → 52.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool11.6% ±3.6 pp
Public transit11.8% ±3.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.5% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 9,165 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

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

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,208± 1,129 MOE
Workers age 16+9,165± 725 MOE
Workers with travel time7,286± 745 MOE
Estimated home workers1,879± 288 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.