What is the average commute in Hagerstown city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hagerstown city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24360752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hagerstown, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Hagerstown city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 11.5% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 12.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Hagerstown city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 Hagerstown city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 2.1% used public transit and 11.5% worked from home.

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

How Hagerstown city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

55^thMean commute percentile

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

39^thWork-from-home percentile

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

73^thTransit percentile

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

81^th60+ 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 Hagerstown city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,001 workers age 16+, including 16,810 workers with reported travel time and 2,191 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Hagerstown city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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