ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24360752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hagerstown, Maryland

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.0 min → 26.1 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 11.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 68.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±3.0 pp
Carpool12.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 19,001 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,665± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+19,001± 836 MOE
Workers with travel time16,810± 886 MOE
Estimated home workers2,191± 456 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.