ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24334002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenn Dale, Maryland

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.2%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute34.2 min → 34.2 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 22.2%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 2.6%▼ 5.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.5% → 65.6%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±5.7 pp
Carpool8.8% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.2% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 7,315 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

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

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,772± 1,591 MOE
Workers age 16+7,315± 886 MOE
Workers with travel time5,693± 743 MOE
Estimated home workers1,622± 484 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.